The illicit drug haul came from 11 interceptions of suspected drug smuggling vessels in the Eastern Pacific Ocean.

After a three-month patrol the crew of the Coast Guard cutter Waesche offloaded $275 million worth of cocaine, confiscated during smuggling interdictions off Mexico and Central and South America on Fe

The U.S. Coast Guard in San Diego said on Thursday that it offloaded more than 37,000 pounds of cocaine from nearly a dozen smuggling interdictions from December through February worth $275 million.

During a stop in San Diego Thursday, the crew of a U.S. Coast Guard cutter offloaded more than 18 tons of cocaine.

During a stopover in San Diego Thursday, the crew of a Northern California-based U.S. Coast Guard ship offloaded more than 18 tons of cocaine seized from seafaring traffickers in the Eastern Pacific over the last several months.