The cocaine was seized by U.S. and Canadian forces in 19 separate incidents in the eastern Central and South America near Pacific Ocean . It included a 10½-ton bust from a coastal freighter , the largest maritime drug interdiction in that area since 2009 . U.S. Navy and Coast Guard and Royal Canadian Navy ships have seized more than 28 tons of cocaine valued at $ 848 million in the last six months . Authorities have called it the most successful run for drug seizures in the area since 2009 .
The cocaine was seized by U.S. and Canadian forces in 19 separate incidents in the eastern Pacific Ocean near Central and South America . It included a 10½-ton bust from a coastal freighter , the largest maritime drug interdiction in that area since 2009 . U.S. Navy and Coast Guard and Royal Canadian Navy ships have seized more than 28 tons of cocaine valued at $ 848 million in the last six months . Authorities have called it the most successful run for drug seizures in the area since 2009 .