Coast Guard, federal law enforcement authorities seize 2,546 pounds of cocaine during at-sea drug interdiction in the Caribbean [Image 2 of 3]

SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO

10.18.2013

Photo by Ricardo Castrodad 

U.S. Coast Guard District 7 PADET San Juan

Twenty-five bales of cocaine weighing 2,546 pounds and with an estimated wholesale value of $34 million dollars rest on a boat pier in Ponce, Puerto Rico, Oct. 18, 2013, following the Coast Guard Cutter Drummond’s offload of the contraband and transfer of three apprehended drug smugglers to Customs and Border Protection officers, Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE)-Homeland Security Investigations, and Drug Enforcement Administration special agents in Ponce, Puerto Rico. The drug shipment and apprehended smugglers resulted from an interagency at-sea interdiction Oct. 18, 2013, south of St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands.

• Date Taken: 10.18.2013
• Date Posted: 10.23.2013 13:26
• Photo ID: 1038847
• VIRIN: 131018-G-KA744-792
• Resolution: 640x480
• Size: 99 KB
• Location: SAN JUAN, PR