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Video released by the U.S. Coast Guard shows crew members from the Bertholf intercepting a \"low-profile go-fast vessel\" while on patrol in November.

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U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Paul Krug
PHOTO: Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf (WMSL 750) boarding teams interdict a low-profile go-fast vessel while patrolling international waters of the Eastern Pacific Ocean, seizing more than 3,100 pounds of suspected cocaine, Nov. 4, 2019.
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These small vessels are designed to smuggle large amounts of contraband while evading law enforcement due to their camouflage and low profile, officials said.

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U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Paul Krug
PHOTO: Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf (WMSL 750) boarding teams interdict a low-profile go-fast vessel while patrolling international waters of the Eastern Pacific Ocean, seizing more than 3,100 pounds of suspected cocaine, Nov. 4, 2019.
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In total, more than 3,100 pounds of cocaine were seized from the vessel on Nov. 4, according to a U.S. Department of Defense release.

Numerous agencies from the Department of Defense and Homeland Security participated in the drug busts, including members of the Navy, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the FBI and the DEA.

\"Disrupting the maritime networks responsible for moving vast quantities of drugs on the high seas is one important way that DEA helps stop the flow of cocaine and other dangerous drugs to the United States,\" said DEA acting Administrator Uttam Dhillon. \"The staggering amount of illegal drugs offloaded today is a testament to our strong interagency partnerships – in the U.S. and abroad – and the success that can be achieved when working together to stop this threat to our country.\"

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U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Paul Krug
PHOTO: Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf (WMSL 750) crew members palletize bales of contraband on the cutter’s flight deck following an at-sea interdiction of a low-profile go-fast vessel during Bertholf's patrol of the Eastern Pacific Ocean, Nov. 4, 2019.
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This is just the latest in a series of large drug busts by the Coast Guard.

Approximately 28,000 pounds of cocaine and 11,000 pounds of marijuana, worth an estimated $377 million, were seized in October during numerous operations in Port Everglades, Florida.

The contraband was interdicted in 18 separate operations of suspected drug smuggling vessels in international waters of the Caribbean Basin and Eastern Pacific Ocean off the coasts of Mexico, Central and South America, officials said.

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Seaman Erik Villa Rodriguez/U.S. Coast Guard District 7
PHOTO: The Coast Guard Cutter James crew stands aboard the cutter Oct. 28, 2019, Port Everglades, Fla.
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In September, a submarine located in the Pacific Ocean was found with over 12,000 pounds of cocaine onboard, officials said. The drugs had a value of more than $165 million.

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Luke Cla/U.S. Coast Guard
PHOTO: U.S. Coast Guard boarding team members climb aboard a suspected smuggling vessel in the Eastern Pacific in September 2019.
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Two other Coast Guard vessels, the Tahoma and the Midgett, were responsible for seizing over 9,000 pounds of cocaine earlier that month.

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