Nation IN BRIEF : THE CARIBBEAN : Coast Guard Seizes Spanish Boat, Drugs
A U.S. Coast Guard boarding team acting on behalf of the Spanish government seized a Spanish fishing vessel carrying at least 185 pounds of cocaine and held the crew. A Coast Guard law enforcement team aboard the U.S. Navy cruiser South Carolina spotted the crew of the Spanish vessel Terral throwing bundles into the ocean in international waters about 250 miles southeast of Puerto Rico. The government of Spain was notified, and authorized the seizure of the ship, said a Coast Guard spokesman. The bundles recovered were found to contain the cocaine and the crew was arrested.
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