Coast Guard Cutter Tampa seizes narcotics

PACIFIC OCEAN

08.04.2016

Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Melissa Leake 

U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area

Crewmembers from the Coast Guard Cutter Tampa stand with intercepted bales of narcotics onboard the Tampa in the Pacific Ocean, Aug. 4, 2016. During this patrol, Tampa’s crew successfully interdicted approximately 2,059 kilograms of narcotics with an estimated wholesale value of $68 million. Operation Martillo is a joint, interagency and multinational collaborative effort to deny transnational criminal organizations air and maritime access to the littoral regions of the Central American isthmus. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

• Date Taken: 08.04.2016
• Date Posted: 09.02.2016 13:34
• Photo ID: 2832808
• VIRIN: 160804-G-XX000-001
• Resolution: 4608x3456
• Size: 7.19 MB
• Location: PACIFIC OCEAN