El Salvador’s navy seized 6.6 tons of cocaine from an African-flagged drug-trafficking vessel, President Nayib Bukele announced on Sunday.

Bukele made the announcement in a Sunday evening social media post where he detailed that the operation marked the largest drug seizure in the Central American country’s history. Bukele explained that the Salvadoran Navy seized a Tanzania-flagged multipurpose support ship identified as the “FMS EAGLE” 380 nautical moles off the Salvadoran coast.

Sunday’s announcement comes amid intensified efforts from Salvadoran authorities in the fight against drug trafficking and a reinforced coastal vigilance amid…

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