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El Salvador Says It Makes Record 6.6-Ton Cocaine Seizure
El Salvador's navy seized 6.6 tons of cocaine hidden in ballast tanks aboard the FMS Eagle, marking the nation's largest drug bust and detaining 10 crew members.
- El Salvador President Nayib Bukele announced Fuerza Naval de El Salvador seized the FMS Eagle about 380 nautical miles southwest of El Salvador's shores, finding 6.6 tonnes of cocaine in 330 packages.
- Amid rising interdiction efforts, Nayib Bukele, President of El Salvador, framed the operation within his hardline security approach and aligned it with Washington's U.S. interdiction priorities in the Eastern Pacific.
- Naval teams said the drugs were concealed in ballast tanks, requiring divers to enter the tanks and conduct specialized recovery on an aging offshore workboat.
- Authorities detained 10 crewmembers after the boarding, all from South and Central America, and the Government of El Salvador will seize the vessel while not specifying the crew's fate.
- Valuation puts the haul at about $25,000 per kilo and $165 million, emphasizing the scale of the multi-tonne cocaine seizure, Bukele said.
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Chicago Tribune
Los Angeles TimesAssociated Press SAN SALVADOR (AP) — El Salvador's Navy intercepted a vessel in international waters carrying 6.6 tons of cocaine, with an estimated street value of $165 million, President Nayib Bukele announced Sunday. “Our National Navy has carried out the largest drug seizure in the history of El Salvador,” Bukele said on social media. Salvadoran forces intercepted the 180-foot (54-meter) Tanzanian-flagged multipurpose support vessel FMS EAGL…
Salvadoran Navy Seizes 6.6 Tonnes Of Cocaine In Largest Drug Bust In Country’s History
Image Credits: Nayib Bukele/X The Salvadoran Navy has intercepted an offshore support vessel carrying 6.6 tonnes of cocaine in the Pacific Ocean, marking the largest drug seizure in the country’s history. President Nayib Bukele announced that the drugs, valued at approximately $165 million, were discovered on board the 54-metre multipurpose support vessel FMS Eagle. According to the president, the vessel was intercepted 380 nautical miles (703.7…
El Salvador Seizes $165 Million in Cocaine in Largest Drug Bust in National History.
El Salvador has carried out the largest drug seizure in its history after naval forces intercepted a vessel in the Pacific Ocean carrying 6.6 tons of cocaine valued at an estimated $165 million, authorities confirmed Tuesday. Our National Navy has carried out the largest drug seizure in the history of El Salvador. 380 nautical miles (703.7 kilometers) southwest of our coast, the Multipurpose Support Vessel (supply vessel/tug) FMS EAGLE, 180 fee…
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