In this photo released by the U.S. Coast Guard, packages of cocaine are stored in a compartment of a self-propelled, semi-submersible vessel interdicted at sea.

PACIFIC OCEAN (Sep. 13, 2008) In this photo released by the U.S. Coast Guard, packages of cocaine are stored in a compartment of a self-propelled, semi-submersible vessel interdicted at sea Saturday, Sept. 13, 2008, by the guided-missile frigate USS McInerney (FFG 8). Members of U.S. Coast Guard law enforcement detachment 404, embarked aboard the McInerney, seized the estimated $187 million worth of cocaine during a night raid about 350 miles west of Guatemala. The seized vessel has the capability to travel from Ecuador to San Diego, Calif. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Nico Figueroa) File# 080913-N-0000F-027