Coast Guard, federal, local authorities bust 2 drug smugglers and seize $37 million worth of cocaine in the Caribbean Sea [Image 3 of 3]

SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO

05.06.2014

Photo by Ricardo Castrodad 

U.S. Coast Guard PADET San Juan

Coast Guard, federal and local law enforcement authorities address reporters during a press conference at Coast Guard Sector San Juan May 6, 2014, where they provided details of the April 30, 2014 at-sea interagency interdiction and apprehension of 2 Dominican Republic nationals south of Puerto Rico. Coast Guard crews recovered 45 bales of cocaine with the assistance of a Coast Guard Auxiliary aircraft. The cocaine shipment weighed a total of 1,125 kilograms and was estimated to have a wholesale value of $37 million.

• Date Taken: 05.06.2014
• Date Posted: 05.06.2014 17:46
• Photo ID: 1318881
• VIRIN: 140506-G-KA744-907
• Resolution: 1024x683
• Size: 120.95 KB
• Location: SAN JUAN, PR