U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Waesche conducts counternarcotics patrol [Image 9 of 15]

UNITED STATES

12.06.0685

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Hunter Schnabel 

U.S. Coast Guard District 11

Coast Guard Cutter Waesche (WMSL-751) intercepts a self-propelled semi-submersible (SPSS) in international waters of the Eastern Pacific Ocean, Nov. 20, 2023. The interdiction of the SPSS yielded more than 5,500 pounds of cocaine. In November 2023, Waesche crewmembers seized approximately 18,219 pounds of cocaine, with an estimated street value of over $239 million, during four separate suspected drug smuggling vessel interdictions or events off the coasts of Mexico and Central and South America. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

• Date Taken: 12.06.0685
• Date Posted: 12.06.2023 12:09
• Photo ID: 8154182
• VIRIN: 231120-G-ZZ999-1006
• Resolution: 4240x2832
• Size: 8.13 MB
• Location: US