Coast Guard offloads 26.5 tons of cocaine seized in Eastern Pacific Drug Transit
Members of the Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton crew stand next to approximately 26.5 tons of cocaine Dec. 15, 2016. Coast Guard photo by Eric D. Woodall
MIAMI — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton offloaded approximately 26.5 tons of cocaine in Port Everglades Thursday worth an estimated $715 million wholesale value seized in international waters off the Eastern Pacific Ocean since Oct. 1.
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Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf offloads 14 tons of cocaine
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf crewmembers offload approximately 14 tons of cocaine, April 7, 2016, in San Diego. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Rob Simpson.
SAN DIEGO – The U.S. Coast Guard offloaded more than 14 tons of cocaine Thursday, at San Diego’s Broadway Pier.
The drugs were seized in the Eastern Pacific Ocean drug transit zone off the coast of Central and South America.
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Operation Martillo drug bust results in $35 million of cocaine
KEY WEST, Fla. – The crew of Her Majesty’s Ship Argyll offloaded 840 kilograms of cocaine worth an estimated wholesale value of $27.9 million at Coast Guard Sector Key West, Florida, Saturday, and an additional 216 kilograms of cocaine worth an estimated wholesale value of $7.1 million in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, Tuesday.
While on a routine patrol, a Joint Interagency Taskforce South maritime...
Coast Guard, Navy team up to stop 600 pounds of cocaine
ARLINGTON, VA. — A Miami-based U. S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment and the crew of USS Gary (FFG-51) stopped a go-fast carrying more than 600 pounds of cocaine approximately 100 off the coast of El Salvador Jan. 4
While on a routine patrol, a maritime patrol aircraft sighted the suspicious vessel dead in the water. The Eleventh Coast Guard District directed the Gary to deploy its joint...
Coast Guard/Navy Team stop $7-million cocaine shipment
SAN DIEGO – A San Diego-based U. S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment embarked and the crew of USS Curts (FFG-38) stopped a fishing vessel carrying approximately 627 pounds of cocaine in the Eastern Pacific Ocean Oct. 6.
While on a routine patrol flight, the Curts’ SH-60B helicopter crew initially sighted the suspicious fishing vessel with five pangas in tow in international waters off the...
