President Nayib Bukele: “At 380 nautical miles (703.7 kilometers) southwest of our coasts, the Multi-Purpose Support Vessel (supply vessel/tug) FMS EAGLE was intercepted. The vessel is 180 feet long (54 meters), registered under the flag of Tanzania, Africa, and was carrying in hidden compartments 330 packages equivalent to 6.6 tons of cocaine, with an approximate value of $165 million dollars.

“To locate the drug, which was concealed in ballast tanks, divers from our National Navy were deployed. They conducted the inspection that confirmed the concealment and proceeded with its seizure.

“On board the vessel were 10 drug traffickers: 4 Colombians, 3 Nicaraguans, 2 Panamanians, and 1 Ecuadorian.

“Another major blow to drug trafficking.”