The U.S. Coast Guard offloaded more than 27,000 pounds of cocaine seized in the Eastern Pacific following earlier U.S. military strikes that destroyed three vessels and killed eight near Colombia.The drugs, taken in interdictions by the cutters Active and Munro under Operation Pacific Viper, have a reported street value of $203.9 million, and the Munro's seizure of over 20,000 pounds was the largest single-boat haul in nearly 20 years.The interdictions come amid
Operation Southern Spear, a wider U.S. maritime campaign that has used
MQ-9 Reaper drones and the carrier
USS Gerald R. Ford and drawn criticism from human rights experts and lawmakers demanding legal memoranda and classified briefings.