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

PUERTO RICO

03.24.2015

Photo by Ricardo Castrodad 

U.S. Coast Guard District 7 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