Coast Guard Cutter Valiant crew conducts 8-week counter-drug patrol [Image 2 of 5]

UNITED STATES

10.11.2019

Photo by Joe Perez 

U.S. Coast Guard District 7 PADET Jacksonville   

Crew members aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Valiant conduct an Engagement Coincidental to Operations (ECTO) with the Costa Rican Coast Guard during their 8-week counter drug patrol in the Eastern Pacific. While on patrol in support of Joint Interagency Task Force South (JIATF-S), the Valiant crew had three separate drug interdictions: a self-propelled semi-submersible (SPSS), a fishing vessel, and a go-fast vessel. In total approximately 16,000 lbs of cocaine were seized, worth over $218 million, and 11 suspected narcotics traffickers were apprehended. (U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of Coast Guard Cutter Valiant)

• Date Taken: 10.11.2019
• Date Posted: 10.13.2019 09:28
• Photo ID: 5830406
• VIRIN: 191011-G-GO107-1002
• Resolution: 468x312
• Size: 47.68 KB
• Location: US