Coast Guard Cutter Vigilant returns home following contraband offload worth an estimated $18 million interdicted in Caribbean Sea [Image 5 of 6]

PORT EVERGLADES, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES

11.22.2024

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Eric Rodriguez 

U.S. Coast Guard District 7     

More than 1,510 pounds of cocaine and 1,470 pounds of marijuana with a combined value of approximately $18.5 million are offloaded by crewmembers of Coast Guard Cutter Vigilant in Port Everglades, Florida, November 22, 2024. During the Vigilant’s 54-day patrol, Coast Guard crews, working alongside interagency and international partners, seized the illegal drugs in the international waters of the Caribbean Sea during two separate interdictions. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Eric Rodriguez.)

• Date Taken: 11.22.2024
• Date Posted: 11.25.2024 09:20
• Photo ID: 8770198
• VIRIN: 241122-G-FH885-1005
• Resolution: 4128x2752
• Size: 1.89 MB
• Location: PORT EVERGLADES, FLORIDA, US