Coast Guard, Panamanian authorities stop drug smuggling operation near Panama [Image 1 of 3]

UNITED STATES

04.14.2020

Courtesy Photo

U.S. Coast Guard District 7     

A Coast Guard Cutter Escanaba (WMEC-907) small boat crew recovered 40 bales of cocaine April 13, 2020, and a nearby Panamanian law enforcement boat crew recovered 43 bales, taking a total approximately $60 million wholesale that would have otherwise funded transnational criminal organizations. On April 1, U.S. Southern Command began enhanced counter-narcotics operations in the Western Hemisphere to disrupt the flow of drugs in support of Presidential National Security Objectives. (U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of Coast Guard Cutter Escanaba)

• Date Taken: 04.14.2020
• Date Posted: 04.24.2020 09:15
• Photo ID: 6186182
• VIRIN: 200413-G-G0107-1001
• Resolution: 320x213
• Size: 28.95 KB
• Location: US