Coast Guard seizes $93M in cocaine in Caribbean

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard has seized about $93 million worth of cocaine during two separate operations in the western Caribbean Sea.

Authorities said Thursday more than 6,000 pounds of the drug would be brought ashore at the Miami Beach Coast Guard station. The seizures are part of Operation Martillo, aimed at countering Central American sea routes used by smugglers to move drugs, weapons and cash.