KEY WEST, Florida – The USCGC Thetis crew (WMEC 910) and a MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew from the HITRON seized 70 million dollar in narcotics during a counter-drug patrol. The Coast Guard Cutter Thetis returned homeport to Key West following a 55-day patrol in the Western Caribbean Sea and Eastern Pacific Ocean. Friday, September 15, Leer másUSCGC Thetis and HITRON seized 70 million dollar in narcotics[…]
JACKSONVILLE, Florida. — The Coast Guard celebrated the Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron (HITRON) change of command. The Capt. Dan Broadhurst relieved Capt. Gregory A. Matyas as the 10th commanding officer of Coast Guard Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron during a change of command ceremony at Cecil Airport in Jacksonville. Friday, July 14, 2023. Rear Admiral Nathan Leer másCoast Guard HITRON holds change of command ceremony[…]
PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The USCGC Bear (WMEC 910) and a HITRON aircrew returned home to Coast Guard Base Portsmouth with $186 million in cocaine following a 65-day Caribbean Sea patrol. Thursday, June 22, 2023. While underway in the Coast Guard 7th District’s area of responsibility and in support of Joint Interagency Task Force South, Coast Leer másUSCGC Bear and HITRON returns home with $186 million in cocaine[…]
MIAMI — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Bear (WMEC 901) offloaded more than 14,153 pounds of narcotics (cocaine) worth more than $186 million in Miami. Friday, June 16, 2023. The offloaded drugs were interdicted during nine separate cases in the international waters of the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean as a result of Leer másCoast Guard crews seized more than $186 million in narcotics[…]
ASTORIA, Ore. – The USCGC Alert (Coast Guard Cutter, WMEC 630) crew and a MH-65 Dolphin aircrew from HITRON returned to homeport with 2.6 tons in cocaine after a 61-day counternarcotics patrol in the Eastern Pacific. Friday, June 16, 2023. On May 26, a U.S. Customs and Border Protection Marine Patrol Aircraft aircrew notified the Leer másUSCGC Alert and HITRON return with 2.6 tons in cocaine[…]
WASHINGTON — CBP AMO (U.S. Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations) along with their federal and international partners, seized nearly 82,123 pounds of cocaine and 21,396 pounds of marijuana in international waters during the 2nd quarter of fiscal year 2023, denying criminal organizations an estimated $1.1 billion. Notably, a National Air Security Operations Center Jacksonville Leer másCBP AMO and partners seized 1 billion in drugs in 2nd quarter 2023[…]
FAJARDO, Puerto Rico – CBP AMO (US Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations) and Puerto Rico Police FURA Units, seized 4,616 pounds (2,094 kilograms) of cocaine found inside a vessel that landed in the southeastern coast of Puerto Rico. The estimated street value of the seized cocaine is approximately $48.1 million. On May 28, during Leer másCBP AMO seized 48 million in Cocaine in Puerto Rico[…]
ALAMEDA, Calif. — The USCGC Waesche (WMSL 751) crew and a MH-65 Dolphin aircrew from HITRON returned home following a 90-day counter-narcotics patrol in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. Friday, April 7, 2023. The 418-foot national security cutter and crew patrolled more than 15,000 nautical miles conducting law enforcement and search and rescue operations in international Leer másUSCGC Waesche and HITRON returns with $166M in contraband[…]
In this documentary series, the U.S. Coast Guard members spoke with Captain Mike Campbell, he was the Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron’s (HITRON) first aviation engineer officer from 2001 to 2005, and HITRON’s Commanding Officer from 2017 to 2020. This is part one of a two part interview with Campbell. The Coast Guard Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Leer másHITRON History Series: Captain Mike Campbell[…]
ASTORIA, Ore. — The USCGC Steadfast (WMEC 623) and crew returned to their Astoria homeport, Tuesday, following a 69-day counter-narcotics patrol in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. USCGC Steadfast’s crew disrupted the flow of illegal narcotics on three separate occasions during their patrol preventing a combined total of more than 7,500 pounds of cocaine, valued at Leer másUSCGC Steadfast returns home after counter-narcotics patrol[…]
