Chilean Navy Nets its Largest Drug Haul — Half a Ton of Cocaine (DIRECTEMAR Armada de Chile/Newsflash)

PUNTA DE LOBOS, Chile — The Chilean Navy has seized more than a half-ton of cocaine and arrested six people in its biggest drug haul to date.The country's top Naval brass stated the 1,172 pounds of cocaine hydrochloride, valued at $14 million, were seized Nov.

23.

The drugs were being shipped from Peru to central Chile.The six-month investigation revealed that a large cocaine shipment was being trafficked at sea.

The plan was to use a small fishing boat to escape detection by custom patrols and the police.Still, the boat was stopped by authorities near Punta de Lobos, in the northern Chilean region of Tarapaca.During the operation, three crew members were arrested and three alleged members of a criminal gang working from Iquique were also detained.

(DIRECTEMAR Armada de Chile/Newsflash)