U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Robert Ward crew members interdict and seize cocaine from suspected drug smugglers in the Eastern Pacific Ocean [Image 2 of 10]
A Coast Guard Cutter Robert Ward crew member inspects and prepares to test suspected contraband seized from a suspected drug smuggling boat in international waters of the Eastern Pacific Ocean, July 16, 2019. Commissioned March 2, 2019, Robert Ward’s interdiction marks the first drug interdiction in the Eastern Pacific Ocean by a Fast Response Cutter. U.S. Coast Guard photo.