The smugglers tried to drown 700 kg of cocaine in the waters of the Pacific ocean

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Контрабандисты пытались утопить 700 кг кокаина в водах Тихого океанаThe interception of contraband occurred on 5 November.

Canadian warship “Brandon” in cooperation with the US coast guard seized about 700 kilos of cocaine in the international waters of the Pacific ocean near the coast of Central America.

About it the correspondent of UKRINFORM reported in the Ministry of defence of Canada.

“Cocaine worth about us $ 28 million, was raised from the ocean after the smugglers on a fishing boat threw him overboard, when he was spotted by the American aviapatrul'”, – reported in the Ministry of defense.

To intercept smugglers on the water was lowered two lightweight inflatable boat with a team of law enforcement officers on Board, but they failed to catch violators. But it was seized 14 bales of cocaine.

The interception of contraband occurred on 5 November but was made public only now when the studies have confirmed the presence of the drug in the seized bales.

Canadian boats were patrolling the Pacific ocean as part of a multinational operation CARIBBE, aimed at combating smuggling, organized international criminal groups.

Let’s add, that from February 2016 with the canadian Armed forces managed to confiscate or destroy approximately 3630 kg of cocaine and 1520 kg of cannabis.

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