Coast Guard offloads $4.3 million in seized cocaine, transfers 2 smugglers to DEA custody in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico
The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Tezanos interdicted a drug smuggling vessel in which the crew seized 176 kilograms of cocaine and apprehended two suspected smugglers off the coast of Rincon, Puerto Rico, Sept. 28, 2024. The seized contraband is estimated to have a wholesale value of $4.3 million dollars, while the contraband and two apprehended smugglers were transferred to DEA Special Agents in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, Sept. 29, 2024. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)