Coast Guard Interdicts 22 Ecuadorian nationals in possession of illegal firearms
22 Ecuadorian nationals being held on the Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton (WMSL-753) before turning them over to the Ecuadorian Coast Guard near the Port of Manta.
ECUADOR – The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton (WMSL-753) interdicted 22 Ecuadorian nationals the week in possession of illegal firearms in the Eastern Pacific Ocean and delivered them to Ecuadorian authorities.
A Cutter Hamilton...
Coast Guard interdicts smuggling boat with 2 convicted criminals aboard off Florida
A 20-foot smuggling boat floats on the water Jan. 19, 2019 approximately 30 miles east of Sunny Isles, Florida. (Coast Guard Photo)
MIAMI — The Coast Guard Cutter Bernard C. Webber crew interdicted a boat with six people, which included four people who were attempting to illegally enter the United States, near Sunny Isles, Saturday. One of the migrants had previous convictions for kidnapping,...
Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf breaks up major cocaine smuggling operation
ALAMEDA, Calif. — The Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf seized two suspected drug smuggling boats, detained four suspected smugglers and recovered a bale of cocaine as evidence after disrupting a major drug smuggling operation in international waters some 80 miles off the coast of Guatemala late Wednesday night.
Coast Guard shoots smuggler during chase
CNN is reporting that a Coast Guard gunner opened fire on a speedboat smuggling drugs off the coast of Colombia earlier this week, critically injuring one of the boat’s occupants.
The gunner was aboard a U.S. Navy helicopter chasing the boat and fired at the boat’s engine to disable it during the incident Sunday. Shrapnel from the engine struck the man, injuring him.
The injured man was taken...
