DATE: April 23, 2007 5:01:42 PM PDT
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Coast Guard Offloads Record Drug Bust In Alameda
April 23, 2007
  

District 11 Public Affairs
U.S. Coast Guard

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Press Release

Date: 23 April 2007

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Coast Guard Offloads Record Drug Bust In Alameda  

 

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COAST GUARD ISLAND, Alameda, Calif., - Petty Officer 3rd Class Eduard Ochoa, a port security specialist stationed at the Maritime Safety and Security Team 91105, stands guard over  more than 40,000 pounds of cocaine worth an estimated $500 million being offloaded from the cutter Sherman upon its return here, April 23, 2007.  The drugs were seized in three separate busts near Central America in February and March.  The offload included approximately 38,000 pounds of cocaine seized in the largest cocaine busrt in maritime history.  U.S. Coast Guard Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Mariana O'Leary.

 

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COAST GUARD ISLAND, Alameda, Calif., - Capt. Charley Diaz, comanding officer of USCGC Sherman holds his son after returning from a successful 101 day patrol while Sherman's crew finishes offloading more than 40,000 pounds of cocaine worth an estimated $500 million, April 23, 2007.  The drugs were seized in three separate busts near Central America in February and March.  The offload included approximately 38,000 pounds of cocaine seized in the largest cocaine busrt in maritime history.  U.S. Coast Guard Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Mariana O'Leary.

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