CBP Air and Marine Operations Intercepts Over 3,600 Pounds of Cocaine
Release Date:
January 2, 2020
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A CBP Air and Marine Operations (AMO) P-3 Orion Long Range Tracker crew assigned to the National Air Security Operations Center-Jacksonville, intercepted a large low-profile go-fast vessel in the Eastern Pacific loaded with cocaine.
An AMO crew assigned to the National Air Security Center-Jacksonville,
intercepted this large low-profile go-fast vessel loaded with cocaine.
The P-3 Orion crew located and tracked the vessel over the course of two days. On Dec. 17, the crew vectored U.S. Coast Guard to its location for a cooperative interdiction, resulting in the arrest of three Colombian nationals and the seizure of 3,670 lbs of cocaine worth an estimated $48 million.
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