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Heart-pounding video shows a badass Coast Guardsman running down a narco-sub loaded with cocaine and pounding on the hatch

Jessica S. Lee,Arielle Domantay   

Heart-pounding video shows a badass Coast Guardsman running down a narco-sub loaded with cocaine and pounding on the hatch
Politics1 min read

Following is a transcript of the video.

The US Coast Guard intercepted a boat carrying 17,000 pounds of cocaine.

LOCATION: Eastern Pacific Ocean

DATE: June 18, 2019

The pursuit occurred on international waters in the Pacific Ocean.

The Coast Guardsmen repeatedly yelled "Stop the boat!" in Spanish.

The semi-submersible vessel, built to avoid detection by radar and aircraft, carried 17,000 pounds of cocaine worth about $232 million.

Between May and June, the US Coast Guard seized over 39,000 pounds of cocaine in 14 drug busts.

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