U.S. Coast Guard aids Guatemala in 3-ton cocaine seizure, largest in country's history

[TomSea]

U.S. Coast Guard aids Guatemala in 3-ton cocaine seizure, largest in country's history
Associated Press Published 6:37 p.m. ET May 8, 2018

GUATEMALA CITY — Guatemalan authorities and the U.S. Coast Guard teamed up for the largest cocaine seizure in the Central American country’s history, finding the haul on a cargo ship in international waters off the Pacific coast, officials announced Tuesday.

A Guatemalan army statement said three tons of drugs were hidden in false-bottomed compartments on the Tanzania-flagged ship. The inspection was continuing and the figure could rise, it said.

The army said the cargo carrier arrived in port Monday night, several days after it was stopped some 300 nautical miles from the coast.

Read more at: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/05/08/guatemala-cocaine-seizure/592712002/

How could any bust ever be more than 3 tons, but you hear about these things and from different parts of the world. Glad they nabbed them. 3 tons of cocaine must translate into a heckuva lot of cash besides pain. The ship had African, Tanzania, flags. Surely, it was loaded up in Colombia or some place such as that.

[InHeavenThereIsNoBeer]

I wonder how many tons lighter the ship was after the drugs were removed.