The six-week global naval operation dubbed ‘Orion’ resulted in the seizure of 1,400 tonnes of drugs including a massive 225-tonne haul of cocaine from a ’narco sub.’ The massive bust led by Colombia involved the security agencies of the United States,

Altogether, the subs contained more than 1,400 tons of illicit drugs, including 225 tons of cocaine and 128 tons of marijuana, CBS News reports. “This is perhaps the largest seizure of cocaine in transit made by Colombia in history,

The Colombian Navy announced it intercepted six “narco subs” containing more than $8 billion worth of drugs in an international mission involving 62 nations, of which the United States was included, that was conducted over a six-week span.