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WATCH: Suspected drug smugglers toss loads of cocaine into ocean

Posted at 10:13 PM, Jul 26, 2019
and last updated 2019-07-27 06:04:35-04

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — The U.S. Coast Guard is sharing new video of suspected drug smugglers throwing loads of cocaine into the Pacific Ocean.

The Coast Guard eventually intercepted the group off the coast of San Diego on Friday.

The suspects were arrested.

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About 2,300 pounds of cocaine was seized from the vessel.

This was part of a larger seizure of more than 26,000 pounds of cocaine, worth an estimated $350 million.

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