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FOTOS: 11 toneladas de cocaína descargadas en San Diego por la Guardia Costera

The flight deck of the USCG Cutter Stratton, which participated in the operation, had the drugs staged for unloading.

The flight deck of the USCG Cutter Stratton, which participated in the operation, had the drugs staged for unloading.   (John Gibbins / San Diego Union-Tribune)

Por John Gibbins
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Más de 11 toneladas de cocaína incautadas en aguas internacionales entre finales de agosto y mediados de septiembre fueron descargadas del USCG Cutter Stratton en la 10th Avenue de la terminal de la Marina en San Diego bajo fuerte seguridad.

Las drogas fueron incautadas a ocho barcos sospechosos de contrabando en las costas de México, Centroamérica y Sudamérica.

Las drogas fueron puestas en camiones y serán usadas como evidencia en los juicios contra los presuntos traficantes y luego serán destruidas.

Cocaine unloading from Coast Guard ship

The flight deck of the USCG Cutter Stratton, which participated in the operation, had the drugs staged for unloading.   (John Gibbins / San Diego Union-Tribune)

Cocaine unloading from Coast Guard ship

Coast Guardsmen wrapped the pallets of cocaine bales so they could be lifted off the ship with a crane.   (John Gibbins / San Diego Union-Tribune)

Cocaine unloading from Coast Guard ship

Coast Guardsmen wrapped the pallets of cocaine bales so they could be lifted off the ship with a crane.   (John Gibbins / San Diego Union-Tribune)

Cocaine unloading from Coast Guard ship

The Coast Guard unloaded 22,000 pounds of cocaine seized during drug interdiction operations in the Eastern Pacific from the Coast Guard Cutter Stratton at the 10th Avenue terminal in San Diego under heavy security.   (John Gibbins / San Diego Union-Tribune)

Cocaine unloading from Coast Guard ship

Coast Guardsmen wrapped the pallets of cocaine bales so they could be lifted off the ship with a crane. The Coast Guard unloaded 22,000 pounds of cocaine seized during drug interdiction operations in the Eastern Pacific from the Coast Guard Cutter Stratton at the 10th Avenue terminal in San Diego under heavy security.   (John Gibbins / San Diego Union-Tribune)

Cocaine unloading from Coast Guard ship

One of the individual packages of cocaine was visible outside of the bales that were lined up on the flight deck.   (John Gibbins / San Diego Union-Tribune)

Cocaine unloading from Coast Guard ship

The flight deck of the USCG Cutter Stratton, which participated in the operation, had the drugs staged for unloading.   (John Gibbins / San Diego Union-Tribune)

Cocaine unloading from Coast Guard ship

The flight deck of the USCG Cutter Stratton, which participated in the operation, had the drugs staged for unloading.   (John Gibbins / San Diego Union-Tribune)

Cocaine unloading from Coast Guard ship

The Coast Guard unloaded 22,000 pounds of cocaine seized during drug interdiction operations in the Eastern Pacific from the Coast Guard Cutter Stratton at the 10th Avenue terminal in San Diego under heavy security.   (John Gibbins / San Diego Union-Tribune)

Cocaine unloading from Coast Guard ship

Coast Guardsmen wrapped the pallets of cocaine bales so they could be lifted off the ship with a crane.   (John Gibbins / San Diego Union-Tribune)

Cocaine unloading from Coast Guard ship

Coast Guardsmen wrapped the pallets of cocaine bales so they could be lifted off the ship with a crane as the media watched.  (John Gibbins / San Diego Union-Tribune)

Cocaine unloading from Coast Guard ship

The Coast Guard unloaded 22,000 pounds of cocaine seized during drug interdiction operations in the Eastern Pacific from the Coast Guard Cutter Stratton at the 10th Avenue terminal in San Diego under heavy security.   (John Gibbins / San Diego Union-Tribune)

Cocaine unloading from Coast Guard ship

The flight deck of the USCG Cutter Stratton, which participated in the operation, had the drugs staged for unloading.   (John Gibbins / San Diego Union-Tribune)

Cocaine unloading from Coast Guard ship

The flight deck of the USCG Cutter Stratton, which participated in the operation, had the drugs staged for unloading.   (John Gibbins / San Diego Union-Tribune)

Cocaine unloading from Coast Guard ship

The Coast Guard unloaded 22,000 pounds of cocaine seized during drug interdiction operations in the Eastern Pacific from the Coast Guard Cutter Stratton at the 10th Avenue terminal in San Diego under heavy security.   (John Gibbins / San Diego Union-Tribune)

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John Gibbins

John Gibbins is currently assigned to cover breaking news for web, television and newspaper products at U-T San Diego. A veteran photographer with 38 years of experience in San Diego, the last 34 at the Union-Tribune he has focused his career on the news of the region. A fluent Spanish speaker, 10 years of working full time from our Tijuana bureau solidified a life-long interest in the border region. Assignments have included extensive coverage in Central America and Mexico and assignments in other parts of the world, like Afghanistan, Haiti, Pakistan, Ukraine and the Caribbean have given him an appreciation for all cultures that make San Diego the culturally diverse city that we live in and enjoy. Awards have included the 2009 National Headliners first place award for the best news photo in the country for coverage of flooding at the border, dozens of local and regional awards and two-time publication in the National Press Photographers association Pictures of the Year competition. John is a SDSU journalism/Spanish graduate and third generation San Diegan.