CGC Sapelo searches for contraband [Image 4 of 4]

PUERTO RICO

06.12.2013

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jon-Paul Rios    

U.S. Coast Guard District 7     

The Coast Guard Cutter Sapelo and the Royal Netherlands Navy Offshore Patrol Vessel HNLMS Holland search Caribbean Sea waters for bales of contraband jettisoned into the water by three Dominican drug smugglers, who were interdicted and apprehended June 11, 2013, approximately 105 nautical miles south southeast of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Royal Netherlands Navy and Coast Guard crews recovered a total of 20 bales of cocaine weighing 1,517 pounds with and estimated wholesale value of $24 million dollars. (Photos provided by Royal Netherlands Navy Offshore Patrol Vessel HNLMS Holland)

• Date Taken: 06.12.2013
• Date Posted: 06.18.2013 14:51
• Photo ID: 956143
• VIRIN: 130612-G-KZ985-330
• Resolution: 4000x3000
• Size: 1.09 MB
• Location: PR