Coast Guard, Navy offload more than 3 tons of narcotics
MAYPORT, Fla. – The guided missile frigate USS Carr (FFG 52) and its embarked San Diego-based Coast Guard Tactical Law Enforcement Team Pacific offloaded 3,060 pounds of cocaine and 3,676 pounds of marijuana at Naval Station Mayport, Fla., Nov. 30, 2012.
During the deployment, the Coast Guard law enforcement detachment and the Carr participated in multiple interdictions that kept 6 million...
Coast Guard and Navy team stop $15 million cocaine shipment
ARLINGTON, Va. – A San Diego based U. S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment and the USS Carr (FFG-56) interdicted a suspected smuggling vessel, and recovered more than 1,719 pounds of cocaine, worth about $15.6 million, while operating in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, Oct. 25, supporting Operation Martillo
“With nearly two tons of cocaine seized during this patrol, the Coast Guard LEDET and USS...
Coast Guard offloads $48 million of cocaine
MIAMI – The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Valiant offloaded more than 3,800 pounds of cocaine, with a wholesale value of more than $48 million, at Coast Guard Base Miami Beach Friday.
The seized cocaine comes from three interdictions throughout the Caribbean beginning on May 31.
The Valiant’s crew seized more than 2,600 pounds of cocaine from suspected smugglers aboard a 35-foot go-fast vessel,...
Coast Guard offloads 2,300 pounds of marijuana, nearly 900 pounds of cocaine in Key West, Fla.
MIAMI — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Confidence, a 210-foot medium endurance cutter homeported in Port Canaveral, Fla., offloaded 2,300 pounds of marijuana and 886 pounds of cocaine at Coast Guard Sector Key West, Fla., Tuesday.
The contraband was interdicted during two separate cases since Oct. 14.
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Gallatin, a 378-foot high endurance cutter homeported in...
Coast Guard seizes nearly 10,000 pounds of cocaine
MIAMI – Coast Guard crews seized 10,000 pounds of cocaine worth nearly $100 million during two separate patrols August 18 and August 24.
