Guatemala, US Coast Guard intercept 3 tons of cocaine on cargo ship

Guatemala, US Coast Guard intercept 3 tons of cocaine on cargo ship
ASSOCIATED PRESS May 8, 2018

GUATEMALA CITY — Guatemalan authorities say they have intercepted the largest cocaine shipment in the country's history on a cargo ship in international waters off the Pacific coast, in cooperation with the U.S. Coast Guard.

An army statement says the cocaine was hidden in false-bottomed compartments on the Tanzania-flagged ship. So far authorities have compiled 3 tons of drugs, but the inspection continues and that figure could rise.

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