Coast Guard Cutter Tahoma apprehends 3 Dominican smugglers, seizes $16 million dollar cocaine shipment off Puerto Rico [Image 1 of 2]

PUERTO RICO

03.24.2015

Photo by Ricardo Castrodad 

U.S. Coast Guard PADET San Juan

The Coast Guard Cutter Tahoma seized approximately 1,100 pounds of cocaine and apprehended three Dominican smugglers following an at-sea interdiction March 18, 2015, off the coast of Guayama, Puerto Rico. The seized contraband was estimated to have a wholesale value of approximately $16 million dollars and was transferred to Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agents in Puerto Rico for prosecution March 24, 2015. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

• Date Taken: 03.24.2015
• Date Posted: 03.25.2015 11:47
• Photo ID: 1836736
• VIRIN: 150324-G-KA744-001
• Resolution: 7360x4912
• Size: 12.22 MB
• Location: PR