Jacksonville-based crew intercepts vessel with 3,760 lbs of cocaine, per CBP

CBP says Jacksonville-based crew intercept vessel with 3,760 lbs of cocaine (CBPFlorida/Twitter)

By Sarah Thompson

Jacksonville, FL — It was quite the find!

[ Customs and Border Protection says a Jacksonville-based crew intercepted a vessel in the eastern Pacific Ocean loaded with cocaine worth an estimated $48 million.  ]

CBP says the P-3 Orion Long Range Tracker crew assigned to the National Air Security Operations Center-Jacksonville located and tracked the vessel over the course of two days.

Three Colombian nationals were arrested and 3,670 lbs of cocaine was seized.