$2.7M worth of cocaine seized off Puerto Rico’s north coast

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Authorities in Puerto Rico have seized $2.7 million worth of cocaine off the U.S. territory’s north coast.

Police said Monday that they also arrested two people and are looking for one fugitive. They said the cocaine along with $2,400 worth of marijuana was found aboard a boat docked in the coastal town of Dorado.

Police said the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is taking over the case.

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