Coast Guard, DHS partner agencies nab 4 smugglers, seize 1,608 kilograms of cocaine off Puerto Rico [Image 1 of 2]

SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO

03.29.2017

Photo by Ricardo Castrodad 

U.S. Coast Guard District 7 PADET San Juan

U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Coast Guard and Puerto Rico Police air and maritime law enforcement units interdicted and seized a drug smuggling vessel March 27, 2017 with 1,608 kilograms of cocaine aboard and apprehended four suspected smugglers off the coast of Rio Grande, Puerto Rico. The suspected smugglers, all men, have been turned over to the U.S. Department of Justice and face prosecution by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Puerto Rico.

• Date Taken: 03.29.2017
• Date Posted: 03.29.2017 19:31
• Photo ID: 3271031
• VIRIN: 170329-G-KA744-001
• Resolution: 3680x5520
• Size: 7.93 MB
• Location: SAN JUAN, PR