Coast Guard Cutter Kimball interdicts illegal drugs in Eastern Pacific Ocean [Image 5 of 7]

PACIFIC OCEAN

03.03.2025

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Austin Wiley 

U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area

The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Kimball (WMSL 756) crew hoists a load of cocaine bales seized by Kimball’s crew after interdicting a suspected drug-smuggling vessel while patrolling the Eastern Pacific Ocean, March 3, 2025. The U.S. Coast Guard interdicts hundreds of thousands of pounds of cocaine and other illegal narcotics each year which strengthens our security, improves our prosperity and health, and greatly mitigates threats to our territorial integrity. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Austin Wiley)

• Date Taken: 03.03.2025
• Date Posted: 03.18.2025 16:08
• Photo ID: 8907365
• VIRIN: 250303-G-BB085-1005
• Resolution: 8256x5504
• Size: 5.37 MB
• Location: PACIFIC OCEAN