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April 27, 2018

 US, International Partners Interdict Half Ton of Cocaine, Rescue Four Suspects 

                                Crews from the U.S. Coast Guard, Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations (AMO), the U.S. Navy's coastal patrol ship USS Zephyr (PC 8) and the Colombian navy ship ARC "07 de Agosto" intercepted a low-profile go-fast vessel (LPGFV) and seized more than 1,000 pounds of cocaine in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, April 7.            

Jan. 15, 2018

 U.S. Naval Officer Leads Drug Seizure while Aboard Dutch Warship 

                                CARIBBEAN SEA (NNS) -- U.S. Navy Lt. Ben Hondrum, a Personnel Exchange Program (PEP) officer assigned to Dutch naval warship HNLMS Zeeland, led two boarding teams during a drug interdiction Oct. 29.            

Nov. 13, 2017

 USS Zephyr successfully completes 4th Fleet patrol  

                                Cyclone-class coastal patrol ship USS Zephyr (PC 8) will return from a 76 day patrol in the U.S. 4th Fleet area of operations Nov. 10.            

Nov. 13, 2017

 USS Zephyr conducts counternarcotics operations 

                                CARIBBEAN SEA (NNS) -- Coastal patrol ship USS Zephyr (PC 8) intercepted a small boat carrying 35 bales, approximately 700-1,050 kg, of cocaine, while on patrol in the Caribbean Sea, Oct. 29.            

Aug. 21, 2017

 Counterdrug program trains international law enforcement partners 

                                The National Guard Counterdrug Program conducted the first class of its newly developed course aimed at disrupting illicit drug trafficking networks July 10-Aug. 10 .The NG CDP worked closely with U.S. Southern Command to identify Suriname as the first country to send a student to attend the pilot course.            

Aug. 11, 2017

 USS Chafee crew intercepts 827 kilograms of cocaine 

                                The Pearl Harbor-based Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer, USS Chafee (DDG 90), seized more than 800 kilos of illicit narcotics Wednesday, Aug. 2, off the coast of Central America.            

Aug. 8, 2017

 Coast Guard offloads more than 3 tons of cocaine in Port Everglades 

                    MIAMI —                                                MIAMI — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Escanaba offloaded approximately 3.1 tons of cocaine Monday in Port Everglades worth an estimated $85 million in wholesale value seized in international waters off the Eastern Pacific Ocean.            

June 2, 2017

 Coast Guard Cutter Diligence crew returns to Wilmington after interdicting 375 kilos of cocaine 

                                The Diligence crew was deployed in support of Joint Interagency Task Force-South (JIATF-South) and performed several Coast Guard missions, including counter drug operations and deterrence of illegal immigration.             

May 20, 2017

 Coast Guard offloads more than 18 tons of cocaine in Port Everglades 

                                The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton offloaded approximately 18.5 tons (16,856 kilograms) of cocaine Thursday in Port Everglades worth an estimated $498 million wholesale seized in international waters off the Eastern Pacific Ocean.            

May 11, 2017

 USS Zephyr returns home following counterdrug patrol in Latin America, Caribbean 

                                MAYPORT, Fla. (NNS) -- The Cyclone-class patrol costal ship USS Zephyr (PC 8) and its embarked U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET) returned to its homeport in Mayport, Florida, May 10, following a 56 day patrol in the 4th fleet area of operations conducting Operation Martillo.            

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