Coast Guard Offloads Bales of Cocaine

Crewmembers aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Legare, offload bales of cocaine during a contraband offload at Coast Guard Base Miami Beach, Florida, Sept. 4, 2014. These interdictions were part of Operation Martillo, which is one component in the United States government’s whole-of-government approach to countering the use of the Central American littorals as transshipment routes for illicit drugs, weapons and cash. (U.S. Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jon-Paul Rios)