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A U.S. Coast Guardsman aboard an interceptor boat launched from the Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast pursues a suspected smuggling vessel as the suspected smugglers throw bales overboard during a high-speed chase in international waters of the Eastern Pacific Ocean July 11, 2018. The suspected smugglers were able to evade capture but the interdiction resulted in the seizure of more than 5,000 kilograms of cocaine. (U.S. Coast Guard photo) 
Crew members from the Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast load a pallet of seized cocaine during an offload at Tenth Avenue Marine Terminal, San Diego, July 16, 2018. The wholesale value of the seized cocaine is estimated at more than $260 million. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Fireman Taylor Bacon/released) 
Crew members from the Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast prepare a pallet of seized cocaine to be offloaded at Tenth Avenue Marine Terminal, San Diego, July 16, 2018. Approximately 7,800 kilograms of cocaine seized in international waters in the Eastern Pacific Ocean by the crews of the cutters Steadfast and Alert were offloaded. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Fireman Taylor Bacon/released) 
Crew members from the Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast send off a pallet of seized cocaine during an offload at Tenth Avenue Marine Terminal, San Diego, July 16, 2018. The drugs were interdicted from four suspected smuggling vessels from late June to mid-July. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Fireman Taylor Bacon/released). 
Seaman Michael T. Middleton-Sharpe observes as a pallet of seized cocaine is offloaded from the Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast in San Diego, July 16, 2018. The crew of the Steadfast offloaded approximately 7,800 pounds of cocaine that was interdicted from four suspected smuggling vessels in the Eastern Pacific Ocean off Central and South America. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Mark Barney) 
The Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast pulls into port in San Diego, July 16, 2018. The Coast Guard increased U.S. and allied presence in the Eastern Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Basin, which are known drug transit zones off of Central and South America, as part of its Western Hemisphere Strategy. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Mark Barney) 
Seaman Michael T. Middleton-Sharpe and Coast Guard Academy Cadet Anthony Contreras remove hooks from a pallet of seized cocaine in San Diego, July 16, 2018. The crew aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast offloaded approximately $260 million worth of cocaine that was interdicted in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Mark Barney)
