Coast Guard Cutter Alert crew intercepts drug smuggling vessel on final patrol to Astoria

ALAMEDA, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES

02.02.2024

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Edward Wargo 

U.S. Coast Guard District 5   

Crewmembers of the Coast Guard Cutter Alert (WMEC 630) stand behind cocaine bales seized from a drug smuggling vessel in Eastern Pacific waters during the cutter’s last patrol out of its current homeport of Astoria,
Oregon, Feb. 7, 2024. The 4,950 kg of cocaine seized is estimated to be valued at more than $143 million. (U.S. Coast Guard courtesy photo)

• Date Taken: 02.02.2024
• Date Posted: 02.26.2024 14:02
• Photo ID: 8255760
• VIRIN: 240202-G-HU058-1000
• Resolution: 2992x2000
• Size: 1003.03 KB
• Location: ALAMEDA, CALIFORNIA, US