Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast offloads $158 million of drugs

Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast offloads $158 million of drugs
Crew members from the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast (WMEC 623) stack interdicted, illegal drugs on the flight deck of the cutter as they prepare to offload in San Diego, July 17, 2023.  (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Richard Uranga) SAN DIEGO — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast (WMEC 623) offloaded more than 11,600 pounds of cocaine and 5,500 pounds of marijuana...

Coast Guard and CBP seize 223 pounds of narcotics

Coast Guard and CBP seize 223 pounds of narcotics
SAN PEDRO, Calif. – U.S. Coast Guard Sector Los Angeles – Long Beach and U.S. Customs and Border Protection recovered 223 pounds of cocaine today from a vessel that became disabled on July 4, off the coast of Columbia. Two individuals on a disabled panga-style vessel flagged down a good Samaritan en route to Long Beach, California. The good Samaritan vessel recovered the two individuals and...

Coast Guard offloads more than $23 million in illegal narcotics

Coast Guard offloads more than $23 million in illegal narcotics
Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Napier crewmembers offload approximately 2,024 pounds of cocaine, estimated to have a wholesale value of $23 million dollars, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, June 26, 2023. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Ricardo Castrodad) SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Napier (WPC 1115) offloaded more than 2,024 pounds of cocaine worth more than $23 million in San Juan,...

Coast Guard offloads more than $186 million in illegal narcotics

Coast Guard offloads more than $186 million in illegal narcotics
The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Bear stands amongst 14,153 pounds of interdicted narcotics at Miami, Florida, June 16, 2023.  (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Cutter Bear crew member) Miami— The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Bear (WMEC 901) offloaded more than 14,153 pounds of cocaine worth more than $186 million in Miami, Friday. The offloaded drugs were interdicted during nine separate cases in the international...

Coast Guard Cutter Alert offloads $76 million worth of narcotics

Coast Guard Cutter Alert offloads $76 million worth of narcotics
Two Coast Guard Cutter Alert (WMEC 630) crewmembers offload bales of seized narcotics in San Diego, June. 9, 2023. U.S.Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Adam Stanton. SAN DIEGO — The Coast Guard Cutter Alert (WMEC 630) crew offloaded more than 5,776 pounds of cocaine worth more than $76 million, Friday, in San Diego. The interdiction occurred in international waters in the Eastern Pacific...

Coast Guard Seizes $30 Million in Drugs in Gulf of Oman

Coast Guard Seizes $30 Million in Drugs in Gulf of Oman
Bags of illegal drugs sit on the deck of a fishing vessel seized by U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Glen Harris in the Gulf of Oman, May 8, 2023. (U.S. Coast Guard photo) MANAMA, Bahrain – A U.S. Coast Guard fast response cutter seized more than $30 million of heroin and methamphetamine from a fishing vessel transiting the Gulf of Oman, May 8. Operating in support of Combined Task Force (CTF) 150, Coast...

Coast Guard offloads $10.2 million in seized cocaine in San Juan

Coast Guard offloads $10.2 million in seized cocaine in San Juan
The Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Napier crew offload 901 pounds (411kgs) of cocaine Wednesday in San Juan, Puerto Rico. SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Napier crew and Caribbean Corridor Strike Force agents offloaded 901 pounds (411kgs) of cocaine Wednesday in San Juan, Puerto Rico, following the interdiction of a smuggling vessel north of Puerto Rico. The three men apprehended...

USS Farragut, Coast Guard offloads $69 million in illegal narcotics

USS Farragut, Coast Guard offloads $69 million in illegal narcotics
Members of U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment 406 pose for a photo with $69 million in illegal narcotics aboard USS Farragut (DDG 99) in Port Everglades, Florida, April 4, 2023. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Eric Rodriguez) MIAMI — The crew of USS Farragut (DDG 99), along with an embedded Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment, offloaded approximately 2,314 kilograms...

Coast Guard crew offloads $166 million worth of narcotics in San Diego

Coast Guard crew offloads $166 million worth of narcotics in San Diego
Crew members from the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Waesche stack interdicted drugs on the flight deck of the cutter as they prepare to offload in San Diego, March 28, 2023. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Richard Uranga) SAN DIEGO — The Coast Guard Cutter Waesche (WMSL 751) crew offloaded more than 6,325 pounds of cocaine and more than 13,220 pounds of marijuana worth more than $166...