Coast Guard interdicts 3,591 pounds of marijuana, detains 5 suspected smugglers in the Caribbean Sea [Image 3 of 3]

SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO

07.21.2014

Photo by Ricardo Castrodad 

U.S. Coast Guard District 7 PADET San Juan

Coastguardsmen alongside federal law enforcement authorities load 3,591 pounds of marijuana for transportation to a secure facility following a press conference at Sector San Juan, Puerto Rico July 21, 2014. The Coast Guard announced during an interagency press conference the interdiction of the motor vessel An Nur, where 3,591 pounds of marijuana, estimated to have a wholesale value of $3.5 million dollars were seized, while the 5-man Guyanese crew was detained for prosecution. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Ricardo Castrodad, Sector San Juan Public Affairs specialist.)

• Date Taken: 07.21.2014
• Date Posted: 07.21.2014 14:56
• Photo ID: 1456876
• VIRIN: 140721-G-KA744-631
• Resolution: 7360x4912
• Size: 8.34 MB
• Location: SAN JUAN, PR