The U.S. Coast Guard recovered more than a ton of suspected marijuana worth over $2.4 million after crews intercepted a suspicious vessel during a patrol. Crews recovered 47 bales weighing a combined 2,082 pounds along the vessel's previous route, according to

The U.S. Coast Guard recovered more than a ton of suspected marijuana worth over $2.4 million after crews intercepted a suspicious vessel during a patrol. Crews recovered 47 bales weighing a combined 2,082 pounds along the vessel's previous route, according to Joint Interagency Task Force South. Four people were detained in connection with the operation. The seizure is part of a broader SOUTHCOM campaign targeting narco-terrorist trafficking networks in the Western Hemisphere.