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Jan. 30, 2024

 Coast Guard Cutter Resolute returns home, offloads approximately $55M worth of drugs in Tampa Bay 

                                Coast Guard Cutter Resolute (WMEC 620) and crew returned from a 60-day counterdrug patrol and offloaded approximately $55 million worth of illicit narcotics, Monday, in St. Petersburg.            

July 18, 2023

 Coast Guard crew offloads more than $158 million worth of narcotics in San Diego 

                                The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast (WMEC 623) offloaded more than 11,600 pounds of cocaine and 5,500 pounds of marijuana worth an estimated $158 million in San Diego, Monday.            

Sept. 19, 2022

 Coast Guard offloads more than $475 million in illegal narcotics in Miami 

                                The crew of the USCGC Legare (WMEC 912) offloaded approximately 24,700 pounds of cocaine and 3,892 pounds of marijuana, worth an estimated $475 million, Sept. 15 at Base Miami Beach.            

Feb. 22, 2022

 Coast Guard Cutter James offloads more than $1.06 billion in illegal narcotics at Port Everglades 

                                Coast Guard Cutter James' crew offloaded approximately 54,500 pounds of cocaine and 15,800 pounds of marijuana, worth approximately $1.06 billion, Feb. 17 at Port Everglades, Florida.             

Feb. 18, 2021

 Alameda Coast Guard cutter crews interdict three suspected smuggling vessels in Eastern Pacific; $156M worth of cocaine seized 

                                Crews aboard two Alameda-based Coast Guard cutters interdicted three suspected drug smuggling vessels in the Eastern Pacific Ocean between Jan. 26 and Feb. 1 and seized more than 9,000 pounds of cocaine worth an estimated $156 million.            

May 14, 2020

 Disrupting Drug Traffickers - USS Tornado Completes Counter Drug Patrol 

                                Cyclone-class patrol ship USS Tornado (PC 14) returned to Mayport, Florida, May 13, following a 68-day counter narcotics patrol in the U.S. 4th Fleet area of responsibility. Tornado contributed to Joint Interagency Task Force South’s disruption of more than 35,000 kilograms of cocaine and almost 4,000 pounds of marijuana.  This led to keeping an estimated wholesale price of 716 million dollars’ worth of drugs off U.S. streets.            

Oct. 17, 2019

 Coast Guard offloads more than $92 million worth of cocaine in San Diego 

                                The Coast Guard offloaded more than $92 million worth of seized cocaine in San Diego Wednesday. The cocaine was seized in international waters of the Eastern Pacific Ocean. The contraband represents four suspected drug smuggling vessel interdictions by the crews of three Coast Guard cutters off the coasts of Mexico, Central and South America between late July and early October by the following Coast Guard cutters:            

Sept. 24, 2019

 Coast Guard Cutter Valiant Interdicts Self-Propelled Semi-Submersible in the Eastern Pacific 

                                The Coast Guard Cutter Valiant's crew interdicted the self-propelled semi-submersible in international waters carrying approximately 12,000 pounds of cocaine, worth over $165 million and apprehended four suspected drug smugglers.            

Sept. 23, 2019

 Coast Guard Cutter Seneca offloads more than 12,000 pounds of cocaine in Miami 

                                The Coast Guard Cutter Seneca (WMEC-906) crew offloaded more than 12,000 pounds of cocaine Friday at Coast Guard Sector Miami. The drugs were interdicted in international waters of the Eastern Pacific Ocean off the coasts of Mexico, Central and South America, including contraband seized and recovered in more than five interdictions of suspected drug smuggling vessels by U.S. Coast Guard cutters.            

April 8, 2019

 Coast Guard offloads more than 7.1 tons of cocaine in San Diego 

                                The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Waesche offloaded Friday in San Diego more than 14,300 pounds of cocaine seized in international waters off the Eastern Pacific Ocean from February to late March.            

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