MAOC-N welcomes Germany into the fold of partner countries in counter-narcotics operations. With this accession, which will be efrective from March 31, 2024, Germany joins France, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and the United Kingdom in a united front against drug trafficking in the Atlantic and Mediterranean maritime and aerial domains. Germany’s accession to MAOC-N Leer másMAOC-N welcomes Germany as newest partner county[…]
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton (WMSL 753) returned to their homeport in North Charleston following a four-month counterdrug mission, maritime safety and security patrol in the Western Atlantic and Eastern Pacific Ocean. Friday, March 29, 2024. Patrolling in support of Homeland Security Task Force – Southeast’s Operation Vigilant Sentry and Joint Leer másCoast Guard Cutter Hamilton returns after counterdrug mission[…]
JACKSONVILLE, FL— U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Air and Marine Operations (AMO) collaborated with several federal partners to test and implement new aerial resupply operations at sea with the P-3 Orion aircraft, saving approximately $16 million since March 2022. “The P-3’s responsive airlift capabilities enable deployment of time-sensitive, mission-critical supplies to our partners operating in the Leer másCBP AMO P-3 Orion conduct aerial resupply ops to Coast Guard[…]
KEY WEST, Fla. – The crew of USCGC Thetis and a Coast Guard HITRON MH-65 Dolphin aircrew seized more than 3,7 tons in cocaine during a Caribbean Sea patrol. The Coast Guard Cutter Thetis (WMEC 910) crew returned to their homeport in Key West and the MH-65 Dolphin, from the Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron, crew Leer másHITRON and Cutter Thetis seized 3,7 tons of cocaine in the Caribbean Sea[…]
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Coast Guard Cutter Resolute (WMEC 620) crew and an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew from HITRON returned from a 60-day counterdrug patrol and offloaded approximately $55 million worth of illicit narcotics in St. Petersburg. Monday, January 29, 2024. Patrolling in support of Joint Interagency Task Force – South, the Cutter Resolute crew stopped Leer másCoast Guard Resolute and HITRON returns with $55M in narcotics[…]
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Seneca (WMEC 906) and a HITRON detachment returned home to Portsmouth following a 65-day patrol in the Western Caribbean and Eastern Pacific Ocean. Friday, December 22, 2023. Patrolling in support of Joint Interagency Task Force-South, Seneca worked alongside other Coast Guard Cutters, Department of Defense and Leer másCoast Guard Cutter Seneca returns home from maritime patrol[…]
Story by Ensign Jordan Sykes, U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area PENSACOLA, Fla. — The crew of USCGC Diligence (WMEC 616) returned to homeport in Pensacola after a 52-day anti-drug patrol in the Caribbean Sea in which interdicted six cocaine smugglers. Thursday, December 14, 2023. During the patrol, USCGC Diligence’s crew worked in support of Joint Leer másUSCGC Diligence interdicts six cocaine smugglers in Caribbean Sea[…]
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[…]
