Coast Guard intercepts undersea vessel carrying $165M of cocaine

The U.S. Coast Guard said Tuesday that it had seized a 40-foot semi-submersible in the Eastern Pacific Ocean that was carrying 12,000 pounds of cocaine worth more than $165 million earlier this month. The crew of the Florida-based cutter Valiant was directed to intercept the "narco sub" after it was detected and monitored by a patrol aircraft, the Coast Guard in a statement Tuesday.-- More...