4 tons of cocaine seized from "narco sub" off Mexico as El Salvador makes record drug bust at sea
CBS News • • world
Key Points:
- Mexico and El Salvador's navies announced major drug seizures in the Pacific Ocean this week, totaling over 10 tons of cocaine, including a 4-ton seizure by Mexico from a semisubmersible vessel and a 6.6-ton seizure by El Salvador from a Tanzanian-registered boat.
- Mexico's seizure was aided by intelligence from U.S. Northern Command and the Joint Interagency Task Force South, and authorities highlighted the operation as a significant financial blow to organized crime.
- El Salvador's seizure involved arresting ten men from various Latin American countries, with cocaine hidden in the boat's ballast tanks, marking the largest drug haul in the country's history.
- Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has taken a tougher stance
