Memorial Day weekend seizure of cocaine worth more than $ 500 million . In first of two busts , crews had to fire on and sink boat to apprehend three suspects . In fiscal 2012 , P-3 crews seized almost 59 tons of cocaine valued at $ 8.8 billion . Second bust involved chase in and out of shoals along Panamanian coast . Crews in Western Caribbean , Eastern Pacific seized 100 tons of cocaine in fiscal year 2012 .
Memorial Day weekend seizure of cocaine worth more than $ 500 million . In first of two busts , crews had to fire on and sink boat to apprehend three suspects . Second bust involved chase in and out of shoals along Panamanian coast . Crews in Western Caribbean , Eastern Pacific seized 100 tons of cocaine in fiscal year 2012 .