Coast Guard offloads over $141 million in illicit drugs interdicted in Caribbean Sea [Image 1 of 5]

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

02.17.2025

Courtesy Photo

U.S. Coast Guard District 7     

A USCGC Valiant (WMEC 621) law enforcement team prepares to get a small boat lifted aboard the cutter after a drug interdiction approximately 50 miles northeast of the Dominican Republic, Feb. 17, 2025. U.S. Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations aircrew detected the suspicious vessel and vectored in the Valiant crew who apprehended five suspected smugglers and seized approximately 1,280 pounds of cocaine. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Seaman Reese Fishbaugh)

• Date Taken: 02.17.2025
• Date Posted: 03.06.2025 15:52
• Photo ID: 8901973
• VIRIN: 250217-G-G0107-1003
• Resolution: 5760x3840
• Size: 8.79 MB
• Location: DO