Coast Guard interdicts 3 lancha crews, seizes 2,160 pounds of illegal fish off Texas coast

TX, UNITED STATES

02.22.2024

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Perry Shirzad 

U.S. Coast Guard District 8       

A 33-foot Special Purpose Craft Law Enforcement boat crew from Coast Guard Station South Padre Island surveys a Mexican lancha about 13 miles offshore the southern Texas coast, Feb. 22, 2024. All told, Cutter Jacob Poroo and Coast Guard Station South Padre Island crews interdicted six lanchas and seized 2,160 pounds of red snapper. (U.S. Coast Guard photo, courtesy Station South Padre Island)

• Date Taken: 02.22.2024
• Date Posted: 02.23.2024 14:06
• Photo ID: 8251845
• VIRIN: 240222-G-G0108-1002
• Resolution: 1536x2048
• Size: 849.6 KB
• Location: TX, US