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Coast Guard to offload $338 million worth of cocaine in San Diego

Coast Guard to offload $338 million worth of cocaine in San Diego.
Coast Guard Cutter Thetis (WMEC 910) crew members hoist interdicted drugs seized in international waters of the Eastern Pacific Ocean Nov. 16, 2019. Coast Guard crews seized nearly 20,000 pounds of cocaine worth an estimated $338 million through eight separate suspected drug smuggling interdictions and disruptions off the coasts of Mexico, Central and South America by four Coast Guard cutters between November 2019 and January 2020.
U.S. Coast Guard photo.

SAN DIEGO — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Munro (WMSL 755) is scheduled to offload nearly 20,000 pounds of cocaine today Monday seized from known drug-transit zones of the Eastern Pacific Ocean worth approximately $338 million.

Eight interdictions were made between mid-November and mid-January by the joint efforts of the following four separate Coast Guard cutter crews: 

  • Thetis (WMEC 910) was responsible for two case seizing 6,830 pounds
  • Resolute (WMEC 620) was responsible for one case seizing 1,951 pounds
  • Tampa (WMEC 902) was responsible for two cases seizing 4,270 pounds
  • Munro (WMSL 755) was responsible for three cases seizing 6,680 pounds

Numerous U.S. agencies from the Departments of Defense, Justice and Homeland Security cooperated in the effort to combat transnational organized crime. The Coast Guard, Navy, Customs and Border Protection, FBI, Drug Enforcement Administration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and the Panama Express Strike Force, along with allied and international partner agencies, play a role in counter-drug operations. The fight against drug cartels in the Eastern Pacific Ocean requires unity of effort in all phases from detection, monitoring and interdictions, to criminal prosecutions of these cases by U.S. Attorneys in districts within Florida and Texas.

These interdictions were in support of Campaign Martillo, a regional initiative targeting illicit trafficking that threatens security and prosperity at the national, regional, and international levels. The law enforcement phase of counter-smuggling operations in the Eastern Pacific is conducted under the authority of the 11th Coast Guard District, headquartered in Alameda. The interdictions, including the actual boardings, are led and conducted by members of the U.S. Coast Guard.

Coast Guard to offload $338 million worth of cocaine in San Diego.
Coast Guard Cutter Thetis (WMEC 910) crewmembers inspect a low-profile semi-submersible in international waters of the Eastern Pacific Ocean Nov. 16, 2019. Coast Guard crews seized nearly 20,000 pounds of cocaine worth an estimated $338 million, through eight separate suspected drug smuggling interdictions and disruptions off the coasts of Mexico, Central and South America by four Coast Guard cutters between November 2019 and January 2020.
U.S. Coast Guard photo.

 The Thetis is a 270-foot medium endurance cutter homeported in Key West. The Resolute is a 210-foot medium endurance cutter homeported in St. Petersburg, Florida. The Tampa is a 270-foot medium endurance cutter homeported in Portsmouth, Virginia. The Munro is a 418-foot national security cutter homeported in Alameda. 

In 2019, the Coast Guard Cutter Munro offloaded more than $500 million worth of cocaine and marijuana. Vice President Mike Pence spoke at the offload. For more information click the link below:

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