U.S. Navy, Coast Guard apprehend 3 smugglers, seize $6 million in cocaine following interdiction of smuggling go-fast in the Caribbean Sea [Image 1 of 3]

SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO

08.29.2020

Photo by Ricardo Castrodad 

U.S. Coast Guard District 7 PADET San Juan

The crew of the Coast Guard Cuter Resolute offloads 225 kilograms of cocaine and at Sector San San Juan Aug. 29, 2020. Coast Guard, United States Navy and U.S. law enforcement partners seized the cocaine and apprehended three suspected smugglers following the interdiction of a drug smuggling go-fast in the Caribbean Sea Aug. 24, 2020. The interdiction is the result of an international, multi-agency law enforcement effort in support of Operation Unified Resolve, Operation Caribbean Guard, Campaign Martillo (a joint, interagency, 20-nation collaborative counter narcotic effort), and the Caribbean Corridor Strike Force (CCSF), and will be prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Puerto Rico.

• Date Taken: 08.29.2020
• Date Posted: 08.29.2020 12:20
• Photo ID: 6333165
• VIRIN: 200829-G-KA744-1004
• Resolution: 2213x2388
• Size: 526.36 KB
• Location: SAN JUAN, PR