Astoria-based Coast Guard cutter returns home after 57-day counter-narcotics patrol; $67 million in cocaine seized [Image 1 of 5]

PACIFIC OCEAN

09.09.2020

Courtesy Photo

U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area

Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast (WMEC 623) crews search a suspected drug smuggling vessel Sept. 9, 2020, while patrolling international waters of the Eastern Pacific Ocean. During their deployment, Steadfast crews boarded five suspected smuggling vessels, seizing 3,905 pounds of pure cocaine worth an estimated $67 million, and detaining eight suspected drug traffickers. U.S. Coast Guard photo.

• Date Taken: 09.09.2020
• Date Posted: 10.08.2020 13:09
• Photo ID: 6384409
• VIRIN: 200909-G-G0200-1001
• Resolution: 4608x3456
• Size: 3.68 MB
• Location: PACIFIC OCEAN
• Hometown: ASTORIA, OREGON, US