Seaman Admits Bringing 200kg Cocaine on Tanker | Irvine News

Presented by The Plant Daddies — rare specimen trees, living art, and hand-carved limestone vessels and fountains for extraordinary spaces. Showrooms in Los Angeles and Irvine. Listeners of Irvine News Today receive 10% off with code LANEWS10. theplantdaddies.com/lanews A 43-year-old seaman, Ceasar Tubay Gelacio Jr., just admitted to smuggling nearly 200 kilograms of cocaine onto an oil tanker bound for the U.S., risking a decade to life behind bars. While working aboard the Aquatravesia, he allegedly hid the drugs in trash bags in Ecuador, claiming he was forced into the scheme and threatened into silence. When crew discovered the stash, the captain locked down the ship and cut off internet to contain the operation. Authorities rerouted the vessel to Los Angeles, where Coast Guard confirmed the massive haul. Gelacio’s sentencing is set for October 19 — a chilling case exposing the global reach and deadly risks of international drug trafficking. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/3fdf51db46caf345