Largest Maritime Drug Seizure in World History

USCGImagery — March 21, 2007 — March 21, 2007 -- The U.S. Coast Guard announced today the record maritime seizure of approximately 19 metric tons of cocaine aboard the Panamanian flagged motor vessel Gatun on March 18, off the coast of Panama by the Alameda, Calif.-based Coast Guard cutter Sherman and San Diego-based cutter Hamilton. The contraband was discovered on the Hamilton's 40th Anniversary.