The U.S. Coast Guard says it seized over $220 million worth of cocaine in multiple recent interceptions of alleged drug boats. At least one operation apparently left a small vessel burning.

The crew of the USCG Cutter Midgett intercepted four different alleged drug-smuggling vessels off the coasts of Mexico, Central America and South America during August and September, the agency said in a news release Thursday. Coast Guard members seized about 21,126 pounds of cocaine worth approximately $156.4 million in total.

The drugs were offloaded from the cutter in San Diego on Thursday. The Coast Guard shared a photo it said shows crewmembers offloading bales of narcotics.

The U.S. Coast Guard says this image shows U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Midgett crewmembers offloading bales of seized narco

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