A Mayport-based Navy ship and Coast Guard crew seized $22.5 million worth of cocaine while patrolling in the Caribbean Sea.
Photos: Mayport-based Coast Guard ship seizes $22.5M of cocaine
The ship USS Zephyr and a Dutch frigate pursued and boarded a small fishing vessel April 19.
Zephyr, homeported in Mayport, is currently underway in support of Operation Martillo, a joint operation that targets illicit trafficking routes in coastal waters along the Central American isthmus.
They found 750 kilograms of cocaine with a total street value of $22.5 million onboard.