Coast Guard offloads more than $275 million worth of illegal cocaine in San Diego [Image 2 of 5]

SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES

02.13.2025

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Christopher Sappey 

U.S. Coast Guard District 11 PADET San Diego

U.S. Coast Guard Rear Adm. Jo-Ann Burdian, Joint Interagency Task Force South Director, speaks at a press conference aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Waesche in San Diego, Feb. 13, 2025. The Waesche’s crew offloaded drugs interdicted in the Eastern Pacific during counter-narcotic patrols, eliminating 37,256 pounds of cocaine worth an estimated $275 million in value. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Christopher Sappey)

• Date Taken: 02.13.2025
• Date Posted: 02.13.2025 18:53
• Photo ID: 8870955
• VIRIN: 250213-G-FF318-1781
• Resolution: 7932x5288
• Size: 6.37 MB
• Location: SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, US