Coast Guard Cutter Tampa interdicts more than $31.9M in cocaine off vessel in Eastern Pacific Ocean [Image 2 of 5]

PACIFIC OCEAN

02.27.2026

Courtesy Photo

U.S. Coast Guard Southwest

While on routine patrol in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, a Coast Guard Cutter Tampa (WMEC 902) small boat crew interdicts a go-fast style vessel, seizing approximately 4,244 pounds of cocaine, Feb. 27, 2026. Tampa’s crew seized the drugs worth more than $31.9 million and apprehended two suspected drug smugglers with assistance from an embarked aviation detachment from the Coast Guard Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron and support from Joint Interagency Task Force – South. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

• Date Taken: 02.27.2026
• Date Posted: 03.05.2026 18:47
• Photo ID: 9551613
• VIRIN: 260227-G-G0211-1002
• Resolution: 2975x3967
• Size: 3.01 MB
• Location: PACIFIC OCEAN