Royal Netherlands Navy, US Coast Guard seize 13,000 pound marijuana shipment, apprehend 12 smugglers in the Caribbean Sea [Image 2 of 2]

PUERTO RICO

05.13.2015

Courtesy Photo

U.S. Coast Guard PADET San Juan

Thirteen thousand pounds of marijuana inside the cargo freighter Caribbean Soul were offloaded in Ponce, Puerto Rico, May 17, 2015, after Coast Guard, the Royal Netherlands Navy and U.S. law enforcement partner agencies seized the drug shipment, the cargo freighter and apprehended 12 smugglers, during an at-sea interdiction by the HNLMS Zeeland May 13, 2015, in the Caribbean Sea. The drug shipment is estimated to have a wholesale value of more than $13 million dollars, while the male crew of the Caribbean Soul comprised of six Jamaican, five Guyanese and a Vincentian are to be prosecuted for drug smuggling. (U.S. Coast Guard photo).

• Date Taken: 05.13.2015
• Date Posted: 05.27.2015 11:45
• Photo ID: 1957684
• VIRIN: 150517-G-ZZ999-002
• Resolution: 1072x804
• Size: 471.56 KB
• Location: PR