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Coast Guard Cutter Tahoma returns home after $12.5M drug bust in the Eastern Pacific

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Coast Guard Cutter Tahoma returns home after $12.5M drug bust in the Eastern Pacific.
The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Tahoma worked with an armed helicopter interdiction tactical squadron during a counter-drug patrol Feb. 1, 2020 in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. Tahoma’s crew transited through the Panama Canal to conduct counter-drug operations under the tactical control of the Joint Interagency Task Force South in support of Operation Martillo.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ryan L. Noel.

BOSTON — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Tahoma returned to Kittery, Maine, Thursday after a 70-day counter-drug patrol in the eastern Pacific Ocean and $12.5M in drugs.

Tahoma’s crew seized approximately 700 pounds of cocaine, valued at $12.5 million while working with an armed helicopter interdiction tactical squadron MH-65 Dolphin aircraft on board.

The crew of Tahoma worked with several other Coast Guard units in the area to detain 27 suspected narcotics traffickers, and interdict 9,600 pounds of cocaine and 640 pounds of marijuana.

Coast Guard Cutter Tahoma returns home after $12.5M drug bust in the Eastern Pacific.
Archive imagen: Coast Guard Cutter Tahoma leaves for a North Atlantic patrol from Portsmouth Naval Station in Kittery, Maine. The 270-foot cutter worked to keep fishermen safe, ensure sustainable fisheries and protect American waters from foreign encroachment.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Coast Guard Cutter Tahoma.

Tahoma’s crew transited through the Panama Canal to conduct counter-drug operations under the tactical control of the Joint Interagency Task Force South in support of Operation Martillo. The operation involves 20 participating nations working together to counter transnational organized crime networks and illicit trafficking in the waters along Central America.

“The crew was outstanding in executing the counter-drug mission in support of Operation Martillo,” said Cmdr. Michael Sarnowski, commanding officer of Tahoma. “I sincerely appreciate the contributions and professionalism from our detached teams while on this deployment.”

Tahoma is a 270-foot medium endurance cutter with a crew complement of 100. They conduct maritime enforcement and homeland security missions in support of Coast Guard operations throughout the Western Hemisphere.

Coast Guard Cutter Tahoma returns home after $12.5M drug bust in the Eastern Pacific.
Archive image: The U.S. Coast Guard medium-endurance cutter USCGC Tahoma is moored pier side with the Canadian auxiliary oil replenishment ship HMCS Preserver for Fleet Week Port Everglades. Other ships participating in Fleet Week are the Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Toledo, the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Forrest Sherman and the Whidbey Island-class amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland. More than 1,000 Sailors, Marines and Coast Guardsmen are participating in a number of community outreach activities, April 27 to May 2, as well as enjoying the hospitality and tourism of South Florida.

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