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April 8, 2024

 USS Leyte Gulf Takes Down Semi-Submersible Vessel 

                    ATLANTIC OCEAN —                                                The Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55), with an embarked U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET), has made multiple drug interdictions in the U.S. Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM) area of operations (AOR).            

May 21, 2020

 USS Pinckney Takes Down Drug Vessel, Seizes 70 Bales of Cocaine 

                                The Arleigh Burke-Class Destroyer USS Pinckney (DDG 91) with embarked U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET) team seized 1400 kilograms of cocaine, May 14.            

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.            

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**USS Leyte Gulf Takes Down Semi-Submersible Vessel**

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