NEW YORK: The self-propelled craft was first spotted off the coast of El Salvador by a Navy maritime patrol aircraft flying overhead. The semi-sub was hundreds of miles offshore in international waters. The U.S. Coast Guard was called in to assist with intercepting the craft.
Four individuals were detained by the Coast Guard boarding team in the process.
Roughly274 bales of cocaine were found in the semi-sub, weighing eight tons (16,000 pounds) according to U.S. Customs officials. They estimated the total street value of the cocaine in the hundreds of millions of dollars.
