U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast crew members interdict and seize cocaine from suspected drug smugglers in the Eastern Pacific Ocean [Image 9 of 10]

PACIFIC OCEAN

07.18.2019

Courtesy Photo

U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area

Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast crew members board a suspected drug smuggling vessel interdicted in international waters of the Eastern Pacific Ocean July 18, 2019, during Steadfast’s counter-drug patrol in the region. The Coast Guard increased U.S. and allied presence in the Eastern Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Basin, which are known drug transit zones off of Central and South America, as part of its Western Hemisphere Strategy. U.S. Coast Guard photo

• Date Taken: 07.18.2019
• Date Posted: 07.25.2019 15:08
• Photo ID: 5613326
• VIRIN: 190718-G-G0200-1002
• Resolution: 4608x3456
• Size: 5.77 MB
• Location: PACIFIC OCEAN
• Hometown: WARRENTON, OR, US