Mexican Navy seizes 3.6 tons of cocaine aboard boat off Pacific coast

The Mexican Navy says it has seized 3.6 tons of cocaine aboard a vessel disconnected nan Pacific coast

MEXICO CITY -- The Mexican Navy said Tuesday it has seized 3.6 tons of cocaine aboard a vessel disconnected nan Pacific seashore which was spotted earlier this week astir 153 miles (246 kilometers) disconnected nan edifice of Acapulco.

Navy ships arrived to intercept nan boat, which was carrying 102 packages filled pinch bricks of cocaine.

The craft, of a type known arsenic “go-fast boats,” was powered by 2 outboard motors and appeared to beryllium a low-profile, semi-submersible trade designed to make discovery much difficult.

Aboard nan craft, nan Navy detained 9 unit members, six of whom were foreigners. The Navy did not specify their nationalities, but galore of nan boats recovered disconnected Mexico person Colombian aliases Venezuelan unit members.

Cocaine is produced successful South America and is usually shipped done nan Pacific aliases nan Caribbean to scope nan U.S. market.