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title: "Watch the Coast Guard capture a sub stuffed with 6 tons of cocaine"
date: "2018-06-25"
modified: "2020-10-21"
authors:
  - name: "Logan Nye"
    job_title: "Senior Contributor, Army Veteran"
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url: "https://www.wearethemighty.com/mighty-trending/watch-the-coast-guard-capture-a-sub-with-6-tons-of-cocaine/"
categories:
  - "Coast Guard"
  - "History"
  - "Military News"
---

# Watch the Coast Guard capture a sub stuffed with 6 tons of cocaine

![](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/legacy/assets.rbl.ms/17297532/origin.jpg>)

Guardians with the USCGC *Bertholf* captured a semi-submersible boat on Mar. 3 with 12,800 pounds cocaine worth nearly $203 million dollars in its hold. The boat was moving up the Central American Pacific Coast when it was [spotted by a Customs and Border Protection aircraft](<https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-coast-guard-cocaine-bust-20160328-story.html>) who radioed the Coast Guard cutter.

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The bust happened 300 miles southwest of Panama. The U.S. Coast Guard is generally thought of as operating only on the U.S. coast but actually deploys around the world to assist other maritime forces and enforce international law.

See video from the capture below:

*(h/t [Los Angeles Times](<https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-coast-guard-cocaine-bust-20160328-story.html>))*

## Author
Logan was an Army journalist and paratrooper in the 82nd. Now, he's a freelance writer covering military history, culture, and technology. He has two upcoming podcasts and a Twitch channel focused on basic military literacy.

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