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El Salvador nabs 4.1 tons of cocaine in 2 semi-submersibles
El Salvador's navy has seized two semi-submersible boats carrying 4.1 metric tons of cocaine off the country's Pacific coast
By The Associated Press
December 31, 2021, 3:47 PM
• 1 min read
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador -- El Salvador’s navy seized two semi-submersible boats carrying 4.1 metric tons of cocaine off the country's Pacific coast, the government said Friday.
President Nayib Bukele said the cocaine was worth almost $104 million. It was the largest seizure so far in Bukele’s administration, which began in June 2019.
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Much of the illegal drug flow headed for the U.S. market passes by air or sea to Central America, and then on to Mexico.
More:
https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/el-salvador-nabs-41-tons-cocaine-semi-submersibles-82024607
