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 .
Memorial Day weekend seizures yield cocaine worth more than $ 500 million . In first of two busts , authorities had to fire on and sink boat to apprehend three suspects . Second bust involved chase in and out of shoals along Panamanian coastline . Crews in Western Caribbean , Eastern Pacific seized 59 tons of cocaine in fiscal year 2012 .