PORTSMOUTH, Va.– The USCGC Escanaba and a HITRON detachment returned home with 3,5 tons interdicted in cocaine in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. The crew of the Cutter returned home to Portsmouth after 51-day patrol. Monday, November 20, 2023. Patrolling in support of Joint Interagency Task Force-South, Escanaba worked alongside other Coast Guard Cutters, Department of Leer másUSCGC Escanaba and HITRON interdicts 3,5 tons in cocaine[…]
Charleston, S.C. – The crew of the USCGC James returned home to Charleston following a 113-day patrol in the Eastern Pacific Ocean and with 380 million dollar seized in narcotics. Saturday, November 4, 2023. Patrolling in support of Joint Interagency Task Force-South, James worked alongside other Coast Guard Cutters, Department of Defense and Department of Leer másUSCGC James seized 380 million dollar in narcotics[…]
MIAMI — The crew of USCGC James offloads nearly 500 million dollar in drugs (over than 33,200 pounds of cocaine and 12,400 pounds of marijuana) in Port Everglades. Thursday, October 26, 2023. The offloaded drugs were interdicted during 13 separate cases in the international waters of the Eastern Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea due to the Leer másUSCGC James offloads nearly 500 million dollar in drugs[…]
WASHINGTON — CBP AMO (Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations) P-3 AEW crews worked with federal partners to seize 9,652 pounds (4.8 tons) of cocaine over three events October 7 – 10, denying transnational criminal organizations approximately $127 million in proceeds. On Oct. 7, a P-3 Orion aircrew responded to a report of a Leer másCBP AMO P-3 AEW and partners seize nearly 5 tons of cocaine[…]
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Marine Interdiction Agents of CBP AMO (Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations), intercepted a vessel with three men from the Dominican Republic transporting 723 pounds (328 kilos) of cocaine, north of Loiza, Puerto Rico. Thursday, September 7, 2023. The estimated value of the seized narcotics is approximately $7.9 million. Leer másCBP AMO thwarts cocaine smuggling attempt in Puerto Rico[…]
TUCSON, Ariz. — A CBP AMO (Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations) UH-60 Black Hawk aircrew rescue a 15-year-old Guatemalan teen trapped within a Southern Arizona mountain range last Friday. August 18, 2023. Arizona Air Coordination Center received a 911 call from the Guatemalan male, which led the Tucson Air Branch to dispatch a UH-60 Leer másCBP AMO UH-60 rescue 2 on same day in Southern Arizona[…]
WASHINGTON — CBP AMO (Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations) P-3 NASO aircrews worked with law enforcement partners to intercept 6 suspect vessels and stopped over 6 tons of cocaine and marijuana from entering the United States. From July 8 – 13, the crew of the P-3 Orion Long Range Tracker aircraft patrolled Leer másCBP AMO P-3 aircrew intercept 6 tons of drugs[…]
WASHINGTON — While conducting bilateral operations, an aircrew from CBP AMO (Customs and Border Protection, Air and Marine Operations) localized a semi-submersible with four metric tons of cocaine across open waters southwest of Mexico. Last month, a National Air Security Operations Center P-3 Orion Long Range Tracker aircrew detected an 85-foot Self-Propelled Semi-Submersible (SPSS) which Leer másCBP AMO detect a semi-submersible with cocaine SW of Mexico[…]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — CBP AMO (US Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations) Northern Region crews conducted 15 rescues between June 5 and July 12, 2023. Recent rescues involving crews of CBP AMO NR include: On June 28, a Rochester, N.Y., AMO Marine Unit 38-foot SAFE Boat crew observed a sailing vessel that appeared to Leer másCBP AMO Northern Region crews conduct 15 rescues[…]
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[…]
