USCG Offloads 14 Tons of Cocaine Seized in Eastern Pacific Drug Transit Zone
![U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf crewmembers offload approximately 14 tons of cocaine, April 7, 2016, in San Diego. All of the contraband was interdicted by Coast Guard crews aboard the Coast Guard Cutters Bertholf, Valiant and USS Lassen in the Eastern Pacific Ocean from January to March 2016. Image-U.S. Coast Guard/Petty Officer 1st Class Rob Simpson. USCG Offloads 14 Tons of Cocaine Seized in Eastern Pacific Drug Transit Zone](https://alaska-native-news.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/image08-04-2016-08.51.18.jpg)
SAN DIEGO – The U.S. Coast Guard offloaded more than 14 tons of cocaine Thursday, at San Diego’s Broadway Pier. The drugs were seized in the Eastern Pacific Ocean drug transit zone off the coast of Central and South America. The haul represented 13 vessel interdictions and one bale recovery between late January and early […]