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US Customs agents intercept vessel with over 500 pounds of cocaine in Caribbean Sea, nab two suspects

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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, Jul. 13,  CMC – The United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency says agents from its Air and Marine Operations (AMO) intercepted Thursday a vessel in the Caribbean Sea, about nine nautical miles southwest of Desecheo Island, near Puerto Rico, seizing 511 pounds (231.7 kilograms) of cocaine and arresting two US citizens.   

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