The US Department of Defense released footage yesterday of of US Coast Guard members stopping a semi-submersible vessel off the coast of Central America.

The video, dated July 19, 2015, shows the 40-foot vessel being stopped and searched at sea by members of the US Coast Guard Cutter Stratton crew.

According to the Department of Defense, the crew recovered over six tonnes of cocaine.

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