Commander Jose Diaz said the crew of a military plane saw something floating in the sea and alerted his crew.
When the cutter arrived, the sailors found 26 rectangular packages of what they said was cocaine, tied together. They believe it was tossed from what is called a go-fast vessel after the smugglers were in the sites of the authorities, NBC News reported.
The turtle had become tangled in the lines that were wrapped around the animal’s neck and fins.
Diaz said the turtle could have been among the drugs for two days. The turtle was freed and the Coast Guard seized the more than 800 kilos of cocaine, NBC News reported.
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