Coast Guard Cutter Alert returns home after seizing $17 million worth of cocaine
Coast Guard Cutter Alert deployed to the Eastern Pacific with a HITRON crew Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2017. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Nicole J. Groll)
ASTORIA, Ore. — U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Alert returned home Saturday following a 50-day counterdrug patrol to the Eastern Pacific Ocean.
The 75-member crew aboard Alert conducted multiple law enforcement boardings in international...
Coast Guard offloads more than 7 tons of seized cocaine in Port Everglades
Crewmembers of the Coast Guard Cutter Mohawk and Tactical Law Enforcement Team South on top of a self-propelled semi submersible they interdicted July 3, 2018. (Coast Guard Photo)
MIAMI — More than 7 tons of cocaine seized in international waters in the Eastern Pacific Ocean from early June to mid-July was offloaded by the crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Mohawk (WMEC 913) Thursday in Port Everglades.
The...
Coast Guard offloads more than 12,500 pounds of cocaine
Bales of cocaine lie on a pallet onboard the Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton in Port Everglades, Aug. 1, 2018. Coast Guard Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Brandon Murray.
MIAMI — More than 5 tons of cocaine seized in international waters off the Eastern Pacific Ocean from early June to mid-July was offloaded by the crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton Wednesday in Port Everglades.
The drugs were...
Coast Guard Cutter Alert returns home from counterdrug patrol
A Coast Guard Cutter Alert boarding team prepares to remove contraband from a suspected low-profile go-fast vessel in international waters off the coast of Central America during the cutter’s counterdrug patrol in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, July 1, 2018. U.S. Coast Guard photo.
ASTORIA, Ore. – The crew aboard Coast Guard Cutter Alert returned Wednesday to their homeport of Astoria following a...
Coast Guard offloads approximately 8.5 tons of cocaine
Crew members from the Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast prepare a pallet of seized cocaine to be offloaded at Tenth Avenue Marine Terminal, San Diego, July 16, 2018. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Fireman Taylor Bacon)
SAN DIEGO — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast offloaded approximately 7,800 kilograms of cocaine, worth nearly $260-million wholesale, seized in international waters of the Eastern...
Coast Guard Cutter Alert returns to Astoria after engineering malfunctions
Coast Guard Cutter Alert file photo
ALAMEDA, Calif. — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Alert returned to their homeport Friday in Astoria, Oregon, following a 39-day deployment in the Eastern Pacific, which concluded early due to a series of engineering malfunctions aboard the 49-year-old ship.
The crew departed Astoria Feb. 5 to conduct a counternarcotics patrol in the Eastern Pacific when...
Coast Guard offloads approximately 10 tons of cocaine in Port Everglades
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Spencer stands next to approximately 10 tons of seized contraband prior to disposition at Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2017. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer Third Class Brandon Murray
MIAMI — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Spencer offloaded approximately 10 tons of cocaine and 23 kilograms of heroin Tuesday in Port Everglades...
Coast Guard to offload approximately 10 tons of cocaine in Port Everglades
Over 2200 kilograms of seized contraband lie on Coast Guard Cutter Spencer’s flight deck with an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter from Coast Guard HITRON Jacksonville, FL. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer Second Class Timothy Midas.
MIAMI — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Spencer is scheduled to offload approximately 10 tons of cocaine and 23 kilograms of heroin this morning in Port Everglades worth...
Coast Guard Cutter Alert returns after 73-day counter-smuggling patrol
Coast Guard Cutter Alert file photo
ASTORIA, Ore. — The Coast Guard Cutter Alert returned to its homeport of Astoria Monday after a 73-day, counter-smuggling deployment in the Eastern Pacific Ocean.
The Alert completed a 13,740-mile patrol as a part of the U.S.’s joint military and law enforcement counter-drug task force which acts to stop the flow of illicit drugs into the U.S. The crew patrolled...
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