US CBP seizes 518 pounds of cocaine inside an abandoned vessel in Rincon, Puerto Rico

U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s operational components, Air and Marine Operations and the US Border Patrol, found a vessel Sunday with 518 pounds (235 kilograms) of cocaine in Rincon, Puerto Rico.   The estimated value of the seized cocaine is $4.2 million. 

On June 21, a Caribbean Air and Marine Operations asset detected a suspect vessel approximately 3 nautical miles southwest of Black Eagle beach in Rincon, PR. 

Border Patrol agents from Ramey Sector reached the location and found a 22-foot white vessel with a 60-horsepower engine beached along the shoreline. On board, 8 bales of cocaine were discovered.

The contraband was seized by Border Patrol and later turned over to Homeland Security Investigations (HSI). 

AMO safeguards our Nation by anticipating and confronting security threats through our aviation and maritime law enforcement expertise, innovative capabilities, and partnerships at the border and beyond. AMO conducts its mission in the air and maritime environments throughout the United States, Puerto Rico, and U.S. Virgin Islands.