Coast Guard, OPBAT partners halt drug smuggling operation 10 miles south of Bahamas

UNITED STATES

09.21.2020

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U.S. Coast Guard District 7     

Operations Bahamas and Turks and Caicos personnel stand amongst 2,274 pounds of interdicted marijuana near Exuma, Bahamas, Monday. Coast Guard 7th District watchstanders initially received a report of a go-fast vessel crew suspected of drug smuggling transiting northbound and launched two Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crews with DEA agents aboard who vectored the Bahamas police boat crew for intercept leading to the successful interdiction of the drug-laden go fast. (Royal Bahamas Police Force Photo)

• Date Taken: 09.21.2020
• Date Posted: 09.23.2020 16:11
• Photo ID: 6360052
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