▁and ▁ 2 8 , 0 0 0 ▁pounds ▁of ▁mar iju ana ; ▁det ained ▁ 4 1 1 ▁criminal ▁suspect s ; ▁recovered ▁US $ 7 . 4 ▁million ▁in ▁la under ed ▁c ash ; ▁and ▁seized ▁or ▁destroyed ▁ 1 3 9 ▁speed bo ats , ▁fish ing ▁vessels , ▁aircraft , ▁p ang as , ▁and ▁D rug - tra ff ick ing ▁Sub mers ibles . ▁▁ ▁Between ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁and ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁ 5 1 5 ▁tons ▁of ▁c oca ine ▁and ▁ 1 1 7 , 7 5 4 ▁pounds ▁of ▁mar iju ana ▁have ▁been ▁seized , ▁worth ▁US $ 8 ▁billion ▁to ▁drug ▁organis ations . ▁It ▁has ▁also ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁arrest ▁of ▁at ▁least ▁ 1 , 3 4 8 ▁people . ▁ ▁Between ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁and ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁ 6 9 3 ▁tons ▁of ▁c oca ine , ▁US $ 2 5 ▁million ▁in ▁c ash , ▁ 5 8 1 ▁vessels ▁and ▁aircraft ▁det ained ▁and ▁ 1 , 8 6 3 ▁d eta ine es ▁arrested . ▁ ▁D iff icult ies ▁and ▁solutions ▁ ▁" B ecause ▁of ▁asset ▁short falls , ▁we ’ re ▁unable ▁to ▁get ▁after ▁ 7 4 ▁percent ▁of ▁sus pected ▁mar itime ▁drug ▁sm ugg ling ," ▁Southern ▁Command ▁C md r . ▁Marine ▁Gen . ▁John ▁Kelly ▁was ▁quoted ▁as ▁saying ▁in