Coast Guard Cutter Alert crewmembers interdict drug traffickers in the Eastern Pacific Ocean [Image 2 of 3]

PACIFIC OCEAN

07.01.2018

Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Matthew Masaschi      

U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area

A Coast Guard Cutter Alert boarding team prepares to remove contraband from a suspected low-profile go-fast vessel in international waters off the coast of Central America during the cutter’s counterdrug patrol in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, July 1, 2018. The boarding resulted in the seizure of 2,263 pounds of suspected cocaine and the apprehension of three suspected smugglers. U.S. Coast Guard photo.

• Date Taken: 07.01.2018
• Date Posted: 07.18.2018 16:36
• Photo ID: 4569595
• VIRIN: 180701-G-G0200-1001
• Resolution: 890x624
• Size: 139.07 KB
• Location: PACIFIC OCEAN
• Hometown: ASTORIA, OREGON, US