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WATCH: U.S. Coast Guard Boards Suspected Narco-Sub In High-Speed Chase

The semi-submersible vessel was reportedly carrying more than 17,000 pounds of cocaine, worth some $232 million.
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Munro crew members board a semi-submersible suspected of carrying drugs on June 18 while operating in international waters of the Eastern Pacific Ocean.

A high-speed chase involving a suspected narco-submarine out in the eastern Pacific Ocean offers a look into just how dangerous the U.S. Coast Guard's operations to combat drug smuggling can be.

The dramatic, one-minute video was on Thursday.

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