Filipino seafarer charged after quarter-ton cocaine haul found aboard US-bound aframax

US authorities have seized approximately 227 kg of cocaine worth an estimated $6.4m from a crude oil tanker arriving in Southern California, with a Filipino crewmember charged over what prosecutors allege was a cartel-linked smuggling operation. The seizure followed a joint operation by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the US Coast Guard aboard the aframax …

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