Coast Guard offloads approximately $19 million of cocaine [Image 2 of 3]

STRAITS OF FLORIDA, FL, UNITED STATES

08.21.2014

Courtesy Photo

U.S. Coast Guard District 7 PADET Tampa Bay

A Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment transports 576 kilograms of cocaine, valued at $19 million, in the Straits of Florida, Aug. 21, 2014. The contraband was interdicted during Operation Martillo, a joint interagency and multi-national collaborative effort among 14 Western Hemisphere and European nations to stop the flow of illicit cargo by Transnational Criminal Organizations. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Master Chief Petty Officer Sean C. Benton)

• Date Taken: 08.21.2014
• Date Posted: 08.22.2014 11:05
• Photo ID: 1517979
• VIRIN: 140822-G-ZZ999-002
• Resolution: 3264x2448
• Size: 1.33 MB
• Location: STRAITS OF FLORIDA, FL, US