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Navy ships arrived to intercept the boat, which was carrying 102
packages filled with bricks of cocaine.
The craft, of a type known as “go-fast boats,” was powered by
two outboard motors and appeared to be a low-profile,
semi-submersible craft designed to make detection more
difficult.
Aboard the craft, the Navy detained nine crew members, six of
whom were foreigners. The Navy did not specify their
nationalities, but many of the boats found off Mexico have
Colombian or Venezuelan crew members.
Cocaine is produced in South America and is usually shipped
through the Pacific or the Caribbean to reach the U.S. market.
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