A Coast Guard Cutter Forward (WMEC-911) boatcrew recovers multiple bales of cocaine, which totaled approximately 2,535 pounds, Sunday, Dec. 2, 2018 nearly 69 miles southwest of Malpelo Island, Colombia. The bales were jettisoned from a suspected drug smuggling vessel with three suspected smugglers aboard. U. S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of Coast Guard Cutter Forward