The latest haul of the US Coast Guard shows that recent enemies of sea turtles in the Pacific Ocean are floating batches of cocaine, aside from plastic bags, ropes, straws and canshttps://t.co/slHHw0JT6y pic.twitter.com/xMXmFT9bOy
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A video released by the U.S. Coast Guard Wednesday shows a crew rescuing a turtle that had become tangled in more than $53 million worth of cocaine.
The agency says a crew aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Thetis spotted the bundle of drugs floating in international waters in the Pacific Ocean on November 19th.
When they approached to investigate, they found the turtle struggling in the rope used to tie the cocaine together.
The crew used a knife to cut the turtle free, and seized more than 1,800 pounds of cocaine.
The Coast Guard says the turtle suffered "significant chafing" from being caught in the lines.
The recovery was part of a 68-day patrol mission where officials made 24 arrests, recovered more than 6,700 kilograms of cocaine and 14 pound of marijuana.
