Coast Guard nabs smugglers onboard a coastal freighter and its delivery vessel following drug shipment transfer at sea north of Puerto Rico [Image 3 of 4]

PUERTO RICO

02.03.2015

Courtesy Photo

U.S. Coast Guard District 7 PADET San Juan

Coast Guard and federal law enforcement agencies interdicted a delivery vessel, the 267-foot St. Vincent and Grenadines flag coastal freighter Atlantic VII, a $29 million dollar cocaine shipment and apprehended 13 smugglers off the northern coast of Puerto Rico Feb. 3, 2015. Federal law enforcement authorities involved in the interdiction were working in support of the Caribbean Border Interagency Group's (CBIG) Operation Caribbean Guard and the Caribbean Corridor Strike Force. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

• Date Taken: 02.03.2015
• Date Posted: 02.10.2015 14:37
• Photo ID: 1761783
• VIRIN: 150203-G-ZZ999-003
• Resolution: 2048x1536
• Size: 1.05 MB
• Location: PR