Federal Agents Seize 3,600 Pounds of Cocaine on Puerto Rico Island

Only a few days earlier, the CBP intercepted another vessel carrying 588 pounds of cocaine near Domes Beach in Rincon, Puerto Rico.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations intercepted a vessel attempting to smuggle 3,687 pounds of cocaine into the southern coast of the island of Vieques. U.S. Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations

Over 3,600 pounds of cocaine were seized by federal agents after smugglers tried to transport the drug into the tiny Puerto Rican island of Vieques, officials say.

In a statement to The Epoch Times, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations (AMO) said it intercepted a vessel attempting to smuggle cocaine into the southern coast of the island of Vieques on Sept 4.