US Coast Guard and Mexico's Semar seize 1.2 tons of cocaine off Oaxaca
The gist
Mexico's Semar and the US Coast Guard detained six people and seized 1.2 tons of cocaine off Oaxaca.
The same week the Coast Guard ran rescues and drug offloads on several fronts.
How it unfolded
- Oct 12, 2026Semar personnel and the US Coast Guard detained six people and seized 1.2 tons of suspected cocaine in 46 bundles from a boat south of Huatulco, Oaxaca; the haul was taken to Puerto Chiapas.
- Oct 12, 2026García Harfuch said that under President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo's administration, Semar has seized more than 90 tons of cocaine in maritime operations.
- Oct 13, 2026The Coast Guard repatriated six people to Cuba; a Miami air station crew had found a disabled Cuban fishing boat with four people about 46 miles southeast of Key West and rescued them.