Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf boarding team interdict fishing vessel towing multiple pangas suspected of trafficking cocaine in the Eastern Pacific Ocean [Image 6 of 9]

PACIFIC OCEAN

03.05.2018

Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Matthew Masaschi      

U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area

Boarding team members from the Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf and Pacific Tactical Law Enforcement Team board a fishing vessel towing multiple pangas suspected of trafficking illicit narcotics during the cutter’s counter narcotic patrol in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, March 5, 2018. The Coast Guard is part of an international multiagency operation combating illicit narcotic trafficking by the transnational organized crime networks who sell drugs to fuel and fund their organization. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Matthew S. Masaschi.

• Date Taken: 03.05.2018
• Date Posted: 03.19.2018 14:43
• Photo ID: 4228162
• VIRIN: 180305-G-DX668-1094
• Resolution: 7360x4912
• Size: 21.99 MB
• Location: PACIFIC OCEAN
• Hometown: ALAMEDA, CA, US
• Hometown: SAN DIEGO, CA, US