The US Navy and the Coast Guard have detained three drug smugglers after attempting to transport more than 7,850 pounds of cocaine in the Eastern Pacific, the US Navy reported Thursday.

The bust was carried out by Coast Guard separation on Sunday after being sent to investigate a ship flagged by Navy helicopter crew after exhibiting “suspecting behaviour.” Navy Press Office. The seized drug was valued at a $508.1 million valuation, according to the report.

A detachment of Coast Guard law enforcement agencies found three drug smugglers on board the vessel, according to the media. All three individuals were taken into custody by the USS Sampson Coast Guard. (Related: Trump administrators may have accidentally empowered the cartel to flood America with fentanyl, Republican legal experts warn.

Coast Guard container-According to the Navy Press Office, USS Sampson was deployed in the region on June 3, and set out from a naval base in San Diego to support border security and anti-drug efforts. release.

“USS Sampson has been deployed to the responsible US Northern Command to support it. [Defense Department’s] National security objectives along the borders of the southern United States,” said Pentagon spokesman Kingsley Wilson. Weekly Statement. “Border security is national security. We will not be stopped until we have 100% operational control of our borders.”

The suspected smuggler was deemed a “danger to navigation” and later sank, according to a press release.

Last month, we have seen many steps to ensure the flow of illegal drugs to the United States, including the administration of President Donald Trump issued important sanctions against Mexican banks allegedly taking part in fentanyl trafficking. The administration also announced milestone fentanyl and meta seizures, along with additional sanctions on certain cartels.