Coast Guard, Navy and CBP Interdict Drug-Laden Semi-Sub
Coordination between U.S. Coast Guard, Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection, and crews from a U.S. Navy P-3C Orion and the frigate USS Dewert (FFG 45), resulted in the seizure of an estimated $352 mi... More
In this reference photo, a crew member from the U.S.
In this reference photo, a crew member from the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf inspects bales of cocaine discovered beneath the decks of a suspected smuggling vessel May 29, 2013. After the suspicious vessel ... More
Nearly four tons of cocaine seized by U.S. Coast Guard
Nearly four tons of cocaine seized by U.S. Coast Guard law enforcement teams sit on the deck of the guided-missile frigate USS Rentz before being offloaded in San Diego, March 3, 2014. Coast Guard teams operati... More
Crewmembers from the Coast Guard Cutter Alligator,
Crewmembers from the Coast Guard Cutter Alligator, an 87-foot Coastal Patrol Boat homeported in St. Petersburg, Fla., conduct a drug offload at Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg, Nov. 13, 2014. The Alligator's ... More
Crewmembers from the Coast Guard Cutter Decisive offload
Crewmembers from the Coast Guard Cutter Decisive offload approximately $44 million worth of cocaine at Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg, Fla., Dec. 16, 2014. On Nov. 29, Decisive crewmembers interdicted a 170-... More
Coast Guardsmen offload approximately eight tons of
Coast Guardsmen offload approximately eight tons of seized cocaine from the Coast Guard Cutter Bernard C. Webber to Coast Guard Base Miami Beach on June 13, 2016. The drugs were interdicted in international wat... More
A view of 350 kilograms of seized cocaine offloaded
A view of 350 kilograms of seized cocaine offloaded from the Coast Guard Cutter Richard Etheridge at Coast Guard Base Miami Beach in Miami, Florida, on Nov. 7, 2016. The drugs have an estimated wholesale value ... More
Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast intercepts suspected drug smuggling Low P...
Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast boarding team members intercept a suspected Low Profile Vessel with approximately 3,203 pounds of cocaine onboard in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, Nov. 30, 2017. LPVs are designed to b... More
Capt. Scott Clendenin, the Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton
Capt. Scott Clendenin, the Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton commanding officer, speaks at a drug offload press event in Port Everglades, Fla., May 18, 2017. Joint operations lead to the interdiction of over 18.5 ton... More
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Waesche, homported
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Waesche, homported in Alameda, California, offloads approximately 18 tons of cocaine at 10th Ave Marine Terminal in San Diego on June 15, 2017. Crewmembers aboard the cutter p... More
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Waesche, homported
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Waesche, homported in Alameda, California, offloads approximately 18 tons of cocaine at 10th Ave Marine Terminal in San Diego on June 15, 2017. The narcotics were seized durin... More
Coast Guard Cutter Diligence crewmembers offload more
Coast Guard Cutter Diligence crewmembers offload more than 1,800 kilograms of cocaine from the Diligence in St. Petersburg, Florida, Sept. 17, 2017. Coast Guard Cutter Tahoma crewmembers interdicted the contrab... More
USCGC Stratton Drug Offload, San Diego, California
Congressman Duncan Hunter addresses the media at U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton's press briefing announcing record drug seizures for fiscal year 2017 in San Diego, Sept. 20, 2017. The Coast Guard and its inte... More
Crewmembers from the Coast Guard Cutter Pelican, homeported
Crewmembers from the Coast Guard Cutter Pelican, homeported in St. Petersburg, Florida, offload approximately one ton of cocaine, worth an estimated $23 million wholesale, in St. Petersburg, Monday, Nov. 20, 20... More
Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast boarding team members
Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast boarding team members intercept a suspected drug-smuggling vessel with approximately 1,347 pounds of cocaine onboard in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, Nov. 22, 2017. Coast Guard Cutter ... More
Members of the Coast Guard Cutter Escanaba crew stand
Members of the Coast Guard Cutter Escanaba crew stand next to approximately 12.4 tons of cocaine Dec. 7, 2017, aboard the cutter at Port Everglades Cruiseport in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The crew of the Coast ... More
More than 47,000 pounds of cocaine worth over $721
More than 47,000 pounds of cocaine worth over $721 million seized in 23 different drug operations in the Eastern Pacific by U.S Coast Guard and Royal Canadian Navy forces was turned over to federal agents in S... More
Friends and family members await to greet Coast Guard
Friends and family members await to greet Coast Guard Cutter Stratton crewmembers as the cutter returns to its homeport in Alameda, Calif., following a nearly two-month long counternarcotic patrol in the Easter... More
Crewmen in an interceptor boat from Coast Guard Cutter
Crewmen in an interceptor boat from Coast Guard Cutter Diligence intercept a suspected smuggling vessel in international waters of the Eastern Pacific ocean, Feb. 19, 2018. During their 65-day patrol, the cutte... More
Boarding team members from the Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf
Boarding team members from the Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf and Pacific Tactical Law Enforcement Team board a low-profile-go-fast-vessel suspected of smuggling cocaine during a counter narcotic patrol in the Eas... More
Crewmembers aboard Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf roll
Crewmembers aboard Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf roll an Air Station Humboldt Bay MH-65 Dolphin helicopter from the cutter’s hanger bay out to the flight deck while the cutter was conducting a counterdrug patrol ... More
Members from the Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast law
Members from the Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast law enforcement boarding team inspect a boat suspected of trafficking illicit narcotics in international waters of the Eastern Pacific Ocean, April 2, 2018. The boa... More
An estimated 12,500 pounds of cocaine and 50 pounds
An estimated 12,500 pounds of cocaine and 50 pounds of marijuana lie on pallets onboard the Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton Aug. 1, 2018, in Port Everglades. The drugs were seized during the interdiction of five su... More
Crew members from the Coast Guard Cutter Stratton prepares
Crew members from the Coast Guard Cutter Stratton prepares to wrap a bail of cocaine for transfer in San Diego, California, October 3, 2018. These drugs were seized during the interdiction of eight suspected sm... More
Coast Guard offloads 11 tons of cocaine in San Diego
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Stratton poses with more than 11 tons of cocaine in San Diego, Oct. 3, 2018. The drugs were seized during the interdiction of eight suspected smuggling vessels found off the c... More
Suspected drug smugglers aboard a Panga boat flee from
Suspected drug smugglers aboard a Panga boat flee from Coast Guard Cutter Donald Horsley's small boat crew in the Caribbean Sea, Oct. 3, 2018. An HC-130 Hercules airplane crew from Air Station Elizabeth City, N... More
A crew member from the Coast Guard Cutter Stratton
A crew member from the Coast Guard Cutter Stratton wraps a pallet of cocaine in San Diego, Oct. 3, 2018. The drugs were seized during the interdiction of eight suspected smuggling vessels found off the coasts o... More
Coast Guard Cutter Stratton crewmembers return home, more than 16,000 ...
Family reunite with servicemembers aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Stratton after the cutter returned to its homeport in Alameda, California, October 4, 2018, following the cutter’s 104-day patrol. The cutter ste... More
Friends and family await the return of the Coast Guard
Friends and family await the return of the Coast Guard Cutter Stratton to its homeport in Alameda, California, October 4, 2018, following the cutter’s 104-day patrol. The cutter steamed more than 25,000 nautica... More
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Forward (WMEC-911)
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Forward (WMEC-911) interdicts a suspected drug smuggling vessel approximately 242 miles southeast of Galapagos Islands, Ecuador Sunday, Dec. 30, 2018 with approximately 1,768 ... More
Coast Guard Cutter Alert boarding team interdicts low-profile go-fast ...
Coast Guard Cutter Alert boarding teams interdict a low-profile go-fast vessel suspected of smuggling cocaine in the Eastern Pacific Ocean while Alert conducts a counter-drug patrol in international waters off ... More
Pictured is 7 kilograms of seized cocaine Jan. 7, 2019
Pictured is 7 kilograms of seized cocaine Jan. 7, 2019 at Coast Guard Station Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The Coast Guard Cutter Bernard C. Webber (WPC-1101) crew, Homeland Security Investigations and Customs and... More
The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Forward (WMEC 911) crew
The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Forward (WMEC 911) crew stands among 34,780 pounds of interdicted cocaine aboard at Port Everglades, Florida, Feb. 5, 2019. The Forward crew offloaded approximately 34,780 pounds of ... More
A panga-style boat floats near the U.S. Coast Guard
A panga-style boat floats near the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Munro (WMSL 755) May 11, 2019, following an interdiction of the suspected drug smuggling vessel in international waters of the Eastern Pacific Ocean. T... More
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Munro crew interdicts suspected drug smuggling...
The cabin of a self-propelled semi-submersible (SPSS) interdicted by U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Munro (WMSL 755) crewmembers in the Eastern Pacific Ocean on June 18, 2019. The Coast Guard boarded the suspected smu... More
Vice President Mike Pence signs the engine housing
Vice President Mike Pence signs the engine housing from a go-fast boat interdicted by U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Munro (WMSL 755) crew members during Munro’s bulk offload of more than 39,000 pounds of cocaine and ... More
Vice President Pence participates in $569 million cocaine offload from...
Vice President Mike Pence speaks to reporters from aboard the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Munro (WMSL 755) while aboard the cutter in San Diego July 11, 2019, during Munro’s bulk offload of more than 39,000 pounds ... More
The cabin of a low-profile go-fast vessel interdicted
The cabin of a low-profile go-fast vessel interdicted July 25, 2019 by U.S. authorities in international waters of the Eastern Pacific Ocean shows the controls of the purpose-built smuggling vessel which is des... More
Crew members from the pre-commissioned Coast Guard
Crew members from the pre-commissioned Coast Guard Cutter Midgett (WMSL 757) sit atop a low-profile go-fast vessel interdicted by the crew July 31 in international waters of the Eastern Pacific Ocean. The crew ... More
U.S. Coast Guard Rear Adm. Peter Gautier, the commander
U.S. Coast Guard Rear Adm. Peter Gautier, the commander of Coast Guard District 11, talks with family members of the recently returned Coast Guard Cutter Robert Ward, Aug. 29, 2019, at Coast Guard Base Los Ange... More
The Coast Guard Cutter James conducts Hurricane Dorian
The Coast Guard Cutter James conducts Hurricane Dorian relief operations alongside the Coast Guard Cutter Paul Clark in the Caribbean Sea, Sept. 6, 2019. During their 62-day counter-drug patrol, the James’ crew... More
A suspected smuggling vessel drifts in international
A suspected smuggling vessel drifts in international waters of the Eastern Pacific Ocean after being intercepted by the crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Alert in October. Approximately 2,000 pounds of cocaine wer... More
A suspected drug-smuggling vessel floats in international
A suspected drug-smuggling vessel floats in international waters of the Eastern Pacific Ocean after Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf (WMSL 750) boarding teams interdicted the boat while patrolling the region, Nov. 2... More
Coast Guard Vice Adm. Linda Fagan, Pacific Area commander,
Coast Guard Vice Adm. Linda Fagan, Pacific Area commander, and Rear Adm. Peter Gauiter, the 11th Coast Guard District commander, stand alongside Capt. Brian Anderson, the commanding officer of the Coast Guard C... More
The honorable Robert Brewer, Southern District of California
The honorable Robert Brewer, Southern District of California United States Attorney, speaks on the Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf’s crew during a drug offload of more than 18,000 pounds of cocaine in San Diego, De... More
A Coast Guardsman prepares bails of cocaine to be offloaded
A Coast Guardsman prepares bails of cocaine to be offloaded from the Coast Guard Cutter Munro (WMSL 755) in San Diego, Feb. 10, 2020. The crew aboard the Munro offloaded approximately 20,000 pounds of cocaine. ... More
Members of the Coast Guard Cutter Active (WMEC-618)
Members of the Coast Guard Cutter Active (WMEC-618) offload more than 2,000 pounds of cocaine, worth approximately $37 million, seized in international waters of the Eastern Pacific Ocean in May, 2020. The coca... More
A suspected smuggling vessel drifts in international
A suspected smuggling vessel drifts in international waters of the Eastern Pacific Ocean after being intercepted by the crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Active (WMEC-618) in May, 2020. More than 2,000 pounds of c... More
A panga is shown in the eastern Pacific Ocean off Central
A panga is shown in the eastern Pacific Ocean off Central America in mid-May 2020. The Coast Guard crew seized approximately 1,090 pounds of suspected cocaine in mid-May with an estimated value of $18.7 million... More
Coast Guard Cutter Legare crew members offload about
Coast Guard Cutter Legare crew members offload about 3,900 pounds of marijuana, Aug. 5, 2020, Port Everglades, Florida. During at-sea interdictions, a suspect vessel is initially detected and monitored by allie... More
Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast (WMEC 623) crews search
Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast (WMEC 623) crews search a suspected drug smuggling vessel Sept. 9, 2020, while patrolling international waters of the Eastern Pacific Ocean. During their deployment, Steadfast crews... More
201021-N-YM720-3052 PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 21, 2020) –
201021-N-YM720-3052 PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 21, 2020) – Sailors and Coastguardsmen aboard the Independence-class littoral combat ship USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10) prepare to conduct small boat operations, Oct. 2... More
Coast Guard Cutter Active (WMEC 618) members offload
Coast Guard Cutter Active (WMEC 618) members offload illegal drugs in San Diego, Dec. 15, 2020. The narcotics weighed over 9,000 pounds and value at an estimated $159 million. (Coast Guard photo by Petty Office... More
In this reference photo, packages of cocaine seized
In this reference photo, packages of cocaine seized from a suspected smuggling vessel May 29, 2013, are stacked and documented aboard the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf. After a suspicious vessel was detecte... More
Packages of cocaine seized by U.S. Coast Guard law
Packages of cocaine seized by U.S. Coast Guard law enforcement teams sit on the deck of the guided-missile frigate USS Rentz before being offloaded in San Diego, March 3, 2014. Coast Guard teams operating aboar... More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Parker C. Hofmann, a crewmember
Petty Officer 2nd Class Parker C. Hofmann, a crewmember aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Alligator, conducts a drug offload at Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg, Fla., Nov. 13, 2014. The Alligator's crew performs ... More
Crewmembers from the Coast Guard Cutter Decisive offload
Crewmembers from the Coast Guard Cutter Decisive offload approximately $44 million worth of cocaine at Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg, Fla., Dec. 16, 2014. On Nov. 29, Decisive crewmembers interdicted a 170-... More
The Coast Guard Cutter Dependable seized cocaine in
The Coast Guard Cutter Dependable seized cocaine in three cases within one week. Working jointly with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency, other U.S. law enforcement officials, Royal Bahamian Defense Force, Royal ... More
Coast Guardsmen offload approximately eight tons of
Coast Guardsmen offload approximately eight tons of seized cocaine from the Coast Guard Cutter Bernard C. Webber to Coast Guard Base Miami Beach on June 13, 2016. The haul represents the interdiction of 11 susp... More
A view of 350 kilograms of seized cocaine offloaded
A view of 350 kilograms of seized cocaine offloaded from the Coast Guard Cutter Richard Etheridge (WPC-1102) at Coast Guard Base Miami Beach in Miami, Florida, on Nov. 7, 2016. The contraband was seized Oct. 27... More
U.S. Coast Guardsmen aboard the USCGC Waesche (WMSL
U.S. Coast Guardsmen aboard the USCGC Waesche (WMSL 751), homported in Alameda, California, stand alongside approximately 18 tons of cocaine in San Diego on June 15, 2017. The narcotics were seized during 18 se... More
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Waesche, homported
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Waesche, homported in Alameda, California, offloads approximately 18 tons of cocaine at 10th Ave Marine Terminal in San Diego on June 15, 2017. The narcotics were seized durin... More
Coast Guard Cutter Diligence crewmembers stand next
Coast Guard Cutter Diligence crewmembers stand next to more than 1,800 kilograms of cocaine in front in St. Petersburg, Florida, Sept. 17, 2017. Diligence crewmembers offloaded the cocaine after the Coast Guard... More
Crewmembers from the Coast Guard Cutter Pelican, homeported
Crewmembers from the Coast Guard Cutter Pelican, homeported in St. Petersburg, Florida, offload approximately one ton of cocaine, worth an estimated $60 million wholesale, from the cutter in St. Petersburg, Mon... More
Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast boarding team members
Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast boarding team members intercept a suspected Low Profile Vessel with approximately 3,203 pounds of cocaine onboard in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, Nov. 30, 2017. Steadfast was patrolli... More
Cmdr. Michael Turdo, commanding officer of the Coast
Cmdr. Michael Turdo, commanding officer of the Coast Guard Cutter Escanaba, speaks at press briefing before the offload of 12.4 tons of cocaine Dec. 7, 2017, aboard the cutter at Port Everglades Cruiseport in F... More
Coast Guard Cutter Stratton returns to its homeport
Coast Guard Cutter Stratton returns to its homeport in Alameda, Calif., following a nearly two-month long counternarcotic patrol in the Eastern Pacific Ocean netting an estimated $165 million worth of cocaine, ... More
Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Trees,
Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Trees, a precision marksmen assigned to the Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron, prepares his weapons and ammunition prior to conducting a training exercise whi... More
Boarding team members from the Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf
Boarding team members from the Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf and Pacific Tactical Law Enforcement Team board a low-profile-go-fast-vessel suspected of smuggling cocaine during a counter narcotic patrol in the Eas... More
Members from the Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast law
Members from the Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast law enforcement boarding team inspect a boat suspected of trafficking illicit narcotics in international waters of the Eastern Pacific Ocean, April 2, 2018. The boa... More
An estimated 12,500 pounds of cocaine and 50 pounds
An estimated 12,500 pounds of cocaine and 50 pounds of marijuana lie on pallets onboard the Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton Aug. 1, 2018, in Port Everglades. The drugs were seized during the interdiction of five su... More
A small boat crew from Coast Guard Cutter Donald Horsley
A small boat crew from Coast Guard Cutter Donald Horsley pursues suspected drug smugglers aboard a Panga boat in the Caribbean Sea, Oct. 3, 2018. The Coast Guard crew stopped the boat to seize 600 kilograms of ... More
Crew members from the Coast Guard Cutter Stratton moves
Crew members from the Coast Guard Cutter Stratton moves a bail of cocaine for transfer in San Diego, California, October 08, 2018. More than 11 tons of cocaine were seized in international waters off the Easter... More
Chief Petty Officer Carlos Dominguez looks on as the
Chief Petty Officer Carlos Dominguez looks on as the crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Stratton offloads more than 11 tons of cocaine in San Diego, Oct. 3, 2018. The drugs were seized during the interdiction of ei... More
Friends and family reunite with servicemembers aboard
Friends and family reunite with servicemembers aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Stratton after the cutter retuned to its homeport in Alameda, California, October 4, 2018, following a 104-day patrol. The cutter ste... More
A Coast Guard Cutter Forward (WMEC-911) boatcrew recovers
A Coast Guard Cutter Forward (WMEC-911) boatcrew recovers multiple bales of cocaine, which totaled approximately 2,535 pounds, Sunday, Dec. 2, 2018 nearly 69 miles southwest of Malpelo Island, Colombia. The bal... More
A Coast Guard Bernard C. Webber (WPC-1101) crewmember
A Coast Guard Bernard C. Webber (WPC-1101) crewmember conducts a narcotics identification kit test on seized cocaine at Coast Guard Station Fort Lauderdale, Jan. 7, 2019. The Coast Guard Cutter Bernard C. Webbe... More
The engine housings of a go-fast boat has bullet holes
The engine housings of a go-fast boat has bullet holes June 25, 2019, in international waters of the Eastern Pacific Ocean. A Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron precision marksman used disabling-gunfire ... More
U.S. Coast Guard Vice Adm. Linda Fagan, Pacific Area
U.S. Coast Guard Vice Adm. Linda Fagan, Pacific Area commander, speaks to Coast Guard Cutter Munro (WMSL 755) crew members July 11, 2019, while aboard Munro in San Diego during the cutter’s bulk offload of more... More
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence congratulates the crew
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence congratulates the crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Douglas Munro during a drug offload in Coronado, California, July 11, 2019. The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Munro offloaded mor... More
A boarding team member from the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter
A boarding team member from the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Midgett (WMSL 757) holds a kilo of contraband seized from a low-profile go-fast vessel interdicted in international waters of the Eastern Pacific Ocean, J... More
The cabin of a low-profile go-fast vessel interdicted
The cabin of a low-profile go-fast vessel interdicted by crew members from the pre-commissioned Coast Guard Cutter Midgett (WMSL 757) July 31 in international waters of the Eastern Pacific Ocean. The crew seize... More
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Robert Ward returns to its
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Robert Ward returns to its homeport after a successful counter narcotics patrol in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, Aug. 29, 2019, at Coast Guard Base Los Angeles-Long Beach in San Pedro, Cali... More
An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew assigned to Helicopter
An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew assigned to Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron (HITRON) lands on the flight deck of the Coast Guard Cutter James while conducting hurricane relief operations in the Carib... More
The Coast Guard Cutter Alert crew conducted a drug
The Coast Guard Cutter Alert crew conducted a drug offload in San Diego, Oct. 16, 2019. The crew offloaded more than 6,800 pounds of cocaine, worth an estimated $92 million, seized in the Eastern Pacific Ocean.... More
A Coast Guardsman inspects a package of suspected cocaine
A Coast Guardsman inspects a package of suspected cocaine seized from a suspected drug smuggling vessel interdicted by Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf (WMSL 750) boarding teams while patrolling the Eastern Pacific ... More
Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf (WMSL 750) crew members
Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf (WMSL 750) crew members offload more than 18,000 pounds of cocaine in San Diego, Dec. 18, 2019. The $312 million-worth of seized cocaine was the result of seven separate suspected dr... More
Rear Adm. Peter Gauiter, the 11th Coast Guard District
Rear Adm. Peter Gauiter, the 11th Coast Guard District commander, presents the Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf (WMSL 750) crew with three snowflake decals representing the three interdictions the crew made during t... More
Coast Guardsmen gather together before preparing bails
Coast Guardsmen gather together before preparing bails of cocaine to be offloaded from the Coast Guard Cutter Munro (WMSL 755) in San Diego, Feb. 10, 2020. The crew aboard the Munro offloaded approximately 20,0... More
Members of the Coast Guard Cutter Active (WMEC-618)
Members of the Coast Guard Cutter Active (WMEC-618) offload more than 2,000 pounds of cocaine seized in international waters of the Eastern Pacific Ocean in May, 2020. The cocaine is worth an estimated $37 mill... More
A panga is shown in the eastern Pacific Ocean off Central
A panga is shown in the eastern Pacific Ocean off Central America in mid-May 2020. The Coast Guard crew seized approximately 1,090 pounds of suspected cocaine in mid-May with an estimated value of $18.7 million... More
The Coast Guard Cutter James (WMSL-754) crew and interagency
The Coast Guard Cutter James (WMSL-754) crew and interagency partners stand amongst 30,000 pounds of interdicted narcotics at Port Everglades, Florida, June 9, 2020. The cutter James crew offloaded approximatel... More
Coast Guard Cutter Legare crew members offload about
Coast Guard Cutter Legare crew members offload about 3,900 pounds of marijuana in the rain, Aug. 5, 2020, Port Everglades, Florida. The drugs were interdicted by crews from Coast Guard Cutter Winslow Greisser (... More
Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast (WMEC 623) crews search
Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast (WMEC 623) crews search a suspected drug smuggling vessel Sept. 9, 2020, while patrolling international waters of the Eastern Pacific Ocean. During their deployment, Steadfast crews... More
201021-N-YM720-3083 PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 21, 2020) –
201021-N-YM720-3083 PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 21, 2020) – Sailors and Coastguardsmen aboard the Independence-class littoral combat ship USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10) launch a rigid-hulled inflatable boat (RHIB), Oc... More
Coast Guard Cutter Active (WMEC 618) members offload
Coast Guard Cutter Active (WMEC 618) members offload illegal narcotics in San Diego, Dec. 15, 2020. The drugs weighed over 9,000 pounds and were seized in international waters of the Eastern Pacific Ocean in ea... More
A Coast Guardsman from Coast Guard Law Enforcement
A Coast Guardsman from Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment 406 hands a bundle of cocaine to a federal agent during a drug offload in San Diego aboard the guided-missile frigate USS Rentz, March 3, 2014. Coas... More
Crewmembers from the Coast Guard Cutter Alligator,
Crewmembers from the Coast Guard Cutter Alligator, an 87-foot Coastal Patrol Boat homeported in St. Petersburg, Fla., conduct a drug offload at Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg, Nov. 13, 2014. The Alligator's ... More
Crewmembers from the Coast Guard Cutter Decisive offload
Crewmembers from the Coast Guard Cutter Decisive offload approximately $44 million worth of cocaine at Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg, Florida, Dec. 16, 2014. On Nov. 29, Decisive crewmembers interdicted a 1... More
The Coast Guard, Customs and Border Protection and
The Coast Guard, Customs and Border Protection and Immigration and Customs Enforcement worked together to search a container ship for narcotics as it arrived in Houston in March of 2015. The Coast Guard receive... More