Image: 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 bust in maritime history. U.S. Coast Guard Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Mariana O'Leary.

Sources: [1] [2] (Both from U.S. coast guard).

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