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[…]
FAJARDO, Puerto Rico — CBP AMO (Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations), US Border Patrol and Puerto Rico Police seized 136 bricks of cocaine with an estimated value of $3, 1M and arrested three people, in two separate incidents that occurred Wednesday in Culebra and Friday in Vieques. On May 3, during a Leer másCBP AMO interdicts $3,1M of cocaine in different vessels[…]
MIAMI — The Coast Guard 7th District and the U.S. Department of State welcomed foreign and federal partners to Miami for the inaugural Northern Caribbean Security Summit (NOCSS), Wednesday through Friday last week. Leaders, military, and law enforcement representatives from The Bahamas, Turks and Caicos Islands, the United Kingdom and United States discussed shared regional Leer másU.S. Government hosts inaugural Northern Caribbean Security Summit[…]
FAJARDO, Puerto Rico, Mon, 01/23/2023 — CBP-AMO (US Customs and Border Protection, Air and Marine Operations) agents seized Friday more than 1 ton (specifically 2262 pounds, 1026 kilos) of cocaine from a vessel attempting to reach the coast of Humacao, Puerto Rico. The estimated street value of the contraband is $23.5 million. “This is the second Leer másCBP-AMO seizes 1 ton of cocaine in Southeastern Puerto Rico[…]
ALAMEDA, Calif. — The USCGC Bertholf (WMSL 750) and HITRON crews returned to Alameda with $14M seized in cocaine after traveling over 18,000 nautical miles during a 77-day counter-narcotics patrol throughout the Eastern Pacific Ocean. Saturday. Bertholf’s crew conducted multiple boardings of suspected drug-smuggling vessels while patrolling international waters off the coasts of Central and Leer másUSCGC Bertholf and HITRON seized $14M in cocaine[…]
PORTSMOUTH, Va.– The Coast Guard Cutter Northland (WMEC 904), a HITRON crew and TACLET team returned to homeport Sunday, following a 76-day counter-narcotics patrol in the Eastern Pacific Ocean in support of the Coast Guard 11th District. Throughout the deployment, the ship patrolled the waters of the Eastern Pacific Ocean in search of vessels suspected of Leer másUSCGC Northland, HITRON and TACLET teams counter-narcotics patrol[…]
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The USCGC Legare (WMEC 912) crew and an embarked HITRON MH-65 Dolphin aircrew returned home Monday after a 12-week counter-narcotics patrol in the Eastern Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea. The Legare crew patrolled over 19,500 miles throughout the heart of the Eastern Pacific Ocean in support of Campaign Martillo, working in conjunction Leer másUSCGC Legare and HITRON crew returned after a counter-narcotics patrol[…]
ST. THOMAS, Virgin Islands, March 10, 2022 — US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Air and Marine Operations (AMO) agents seized an aircraft on Tuesday suspected of having been used for smuggling events. During an arrest conducted in the fall of 2021, AMO agents working with Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents and U.S. Immigrations and Customs Leer másCBP AMO Agents seize aircraft tied to smuggling activities[…]
MIAMI — USCGC James crew offloaded narcotics (approximately 54,500 pounds of cocaine and 15,800 pounds of marijuana) worth approximately $1.06 billion at Port Everglades, Thursday. The ship’s crew set new records during their 90-day patrol for the largest single cocaine interdiction at 10,915 pounds, worth $206.4 million, and the largest single marijuana interdiction at 3,962 Leer másUSCGC James offload more than a billion dollar in narcotics[…]
PORT ANGELES, Wash. – The USCGC Active (WMEC 619) and a HITRON crew returned to Port Angeles Wednesday after a 10,572 nautical miles and 55-day counter-drug deployment to the Eastern Pacific Ocean. The Coast Guard Cutter Active crew and a HITRON aircrew deployed off the coast of Central America in support of counter-drug operations. Numerous Leer másUSCGC Active and a HITRON crew returns home after counter-drug patrol[…]
