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Armed Cocaine Smuggler Caught on Barge off San Juan

Coast Guard officers seized the suspect, a firearm and nine bales of cocaine worth an estimated $4.8 million, officials said.

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On June 10, Coast Guard Sector San Juan detained a stowaway and seized hundreds of kilos of cocaine aboard a barge off the coast of Puerto Rico

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Stowaway with 524 pounds of cocaine and a gun found on barge off Puerto Rico, Coast Guard says

It's the second time this year that authorities detained a stowaway holding a huge stash of drugs in the same harbor.

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Armed Cocaine Smuggler Caught on Barge off San Juan

On June 10, Coast Guard Sector San Juan detained a stowaway and seized hundreds of kilos of cocaine aboard a barge off the coast of Puerto Rico

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The Maritime Executive broke the news on Thursday, June 11, 2026.
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