Coast Guard offloads $51 million cocaine shipment in San Juan, Puerto Rico, following a drug bust near the British Virgin Islands

SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO

09.03.2021

Photo by Ricardo Castrodad 

U.S. Coast Guard District 7 PADET San Juan

The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Richard Etheridge crew offloaded approximately 1,700 kilograms of seized cocaine at Coast Guard Base San Juan Friday, following the disruption go-fast vessel smuggling attempt by Coast Guard and British Virgin Islands authorities near Anegada, British Virgin Islands. The seized cocaine has an estimated wholesale value of approximately $51 million dollars. This disruption and seizure is the result of multi-agency efforts involving the Caribbean Border Interagency Group and the Caribbean Corridor Strike Force.  (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

• Date Taken: 09.03.2021
• Date Posted: 09.03.2021 10:50
• Photo ID: 6818084
• VIRIN: 210903-G-KA744-1001
• Resolution: 3785x3021
• Size: 2.73 MB
• Location: SAN JUAN, PR