Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf boarding team interdict fishing vessel towing multiple pangas suspected of trafficking cocaine in the Eastern Pacific Ocean [Image 8 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 search a fishing vessel and the pangas it’s towing suspected of smuggling illicit drugs in concealed cargo holds during Bertholf’s counter narcotic patrol in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, March 5, 2018. The Coast Guard is the only U.S. agency with broad authorities, capabilities, competencies and partnerships here and abroad to interdict bulk loads of drugs in their purest form offshore before reaching land. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Matthew S. Masaschi.

• Date Taken: 03.05.2018
• Date Posted: 03.19.2018 14:41
• Photo ID: 4228169
• VIRIN: 180305-G-DX668-1106
• Resolution: 7360x4912
• Size: 15.97 MB
• Location: PACIFIC OCEAN
• Hometown: ALAMEDA, CA, US
• Hometown: SAN DIEGO, CA, US