U.S. Border Patrol Agents Seize Almost A Ton Of Cocaine Worth Close To $15 Million
by Douglas Charles
Last Updated Jan 16, 2025 10:04 am
United States Border Patrol agents and Puerto Rico Police Department FURA (Joint Forces of Rapid Action) units made a major bust of a drug smuggling effort when they noticed a vessel traveling southeast toward Barceloneta, Puerto Rico last week. When they vessel failed to stop, as requested by the FURA officers, they soon discovered why: cocaine, and lots of it.
On Jan. 9, at approximately 1:42 a.m., a FURA Arecibo Marine Unit spotted the vessel and attempted to stop it. When that failed, they trailed it to where it ended up making landfall near Puerto Las Vacas Beach and reported that three subjects had exited the vessel.
Ramey Sector Border Patrol agents then discovered on Maria’s Beach in Rincon an abandoned 23-foot fiberglass yola, blue in color, with two 60 hp Yamaha outboard engines. While searching the area, the Border Patrol agents, along with Homeland Security Investigations and Puerto Rico Police Department officers, discovered 19 bales of suspected cocaine with an estimated street value of $14.8 million.
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