Stowaway with 524 pounds of cocaine and a gun found on barge off Puerto Rico, Coast Guard says
A stowaway with more than 500 pounds of cocaine and a gun was found on board a barge off the coast of Puerto Rico, the U.S. Coast Guard said Thursday, marking the second time this year that authorities detained a stowaway holding a huge stash of drugs in the same harbor.
TL;DR
- A stowaway was found on a barge off Puerto Rico carrying over 500 pounds of cocaine and a gun.
- The U.S. Coast Guard apprehended the suspect in San Juan Harbor.
- The cocaine had an estimated street value of $4.8 million.
- This is the second incident this year where a stowaway with a large drug stash was found in the same harbor.
- The seizure is part of intensified U.S. efforts against drug and human trafficking in the Caribbean.