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.
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Coast Guard Seizes Heroin Shipment in Gulf of Oman
Personnel from Coast Guard Cutter Glen Harris (WPC 1144) recover bags of illegal narcotics discarded by a fishing vessel interdicted in the Gulf of Oman, May 31. (U.S. Navy photo)
MANAMA, Bahrain – A U.S. Coast Guard fast response cutter seized 310 kilograms of heroin worth an estimated U.S. street value of $11 million from a fishing vessel while conducting patrols in the Gulf of Oman, May 31.
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Coast Guard boarding teams seize heroin in Arabian Sea
ARABIAN SEA (Dec. 27, 2021) Coastal patrol ship USS Tempest (PC 2) and USS Typhoon (PC 5) interdict a stateless dhow carrying illicit drugs while transiting international waters in the Arabian Sea. (U.S. Navy photo)
MANAMA, Bahrain – Two U.S. Navy ships seized 385 kilograms of heroin worth approximately $4 million from a stateless fishing vessel transiting the Arabian Sea, Dec. 27.
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