French Customs Officials Seize Record Cocaine Haul in Caribbean
More than two tons of cocaine was seized from a boat off Martinique that was falsely sailing under an American flag, French authorities said Saturday, marking a record haul. France's Finance Ministry said the Wednesday raid took place 125 miles off the coast of the French Caribbean island and led to the arrest of three people, one Venezuelan and two Spanish citizens. Officials from Britain and Spain also participated in the operation. Last week's haul accounts for more than one-third of the 6.6 tons of cocaine that French customs officials seized in 2014.