epa07743560 A handout vidoe grab photo made available by the US Coast Guard showing Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast crew members observing suspected drug smugglers throwing items overboard as the vessel is interdicted in international waters of the Eastern Pacific Ocean 18 July, 2019, issued 27 July 2019, during Steadfast's counter-drug patrol in the region. 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.  EPA/US COAST GUARD / HANDOUT  HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES
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