Around 5,612 pounds (2,546 kilograms) of cocaine was seized by U.S. authorities in conjunction with foreign partners in three separate instances over recent days.
In a June 11 post on X, the Joint Interagency Task Force (JIATF) South detailed the results of a cocaine seizure operation carried out in cooperation with the Department of War, U.S. Southern Command, and Panama authorities. The partners engaged in a high-speed pursuit of a Go-Fast vessel and fired warning shots, eventually seizing 783 kilos (approximately 1,726 pounds) of cocaine and detaining four smugglers.
Another operation involved JIATF South passing intel on a Go-Fast boat to Mexico, the task force said in a June 10 X post. “Mexican Marines dropped from a helicopter 350 [nautical miles] off Acapulco, securing 826kg of cocaine and detaining 5 smugglers.” …