US Coast Guard seizes $411 million worth of drugs

23,000 pounds of cocaine, 9,000 pounds of marijuana were seized, officials said

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The US Coast Guard has seized more than $411 million worth of drugs.

Twenty-three thousand pounds of cocaine and nearly 9,000 pounds of marijuana were taken from drug smugglers Wednesday in the Pacific Ocean, authorities said.

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According to the Coast Guard, the drugs were being trafficked off the coasts of Mexico and Central and South America.

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Multiple agencies and other countries, including the UK, were involved in seizing the drugs.

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