Coast Guard offloads cocaine, marijuana worth an estimated $158 million at San Diego port [Breaking]
The crew of the Coast Guard cutter Steadfast offloaded more than 11,600 pounds of cocaine and 5,500 pounds of marijuana worth an estimated $158 million in San Diego, Coast Guard officials said Tuesday.
The interdictions were conducted during counter-narcotics patrols in the Eastern Pacific Ocean between May and July by crews of the Coast Guard cutters Mohawk, Vigilant and Steadfast. Crews of the three ships “worked diligently to combat transnational organized crime, disrupt drug flow and prevent a significant amount of drugs from reaching the U.S.,” Rear Adm. Andrew Sugimoto, commander of the Coast Guard Eleventh District, said in a statement.” Their unwavering commitment while interdicting drug smugglers at sea is not only commended, but their continued efforts are unmatched.
The Coast Guard, Customs and Border Protection, the FBI, Drug Enforcement Administration, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement, along with the Mexican Navy, contributed to the counter-narcotic operation, officials said. “Nothing is guaranteed when a Coast Guard crew says ‘goodbye’ to loved ones and embarks on a multi-month patrol,’’ Cmdr. Brock Eckel, commanding officer of the Steadfast, said in a news release. “However, our team worked incredibly hard, day-and-night, to stop three smuggling vessels, preventing more than five tons of illicit narcotics from reaching American soil.The Steadfast is a 210-foot medium endurance cutter homeported in Astoria, Oregon.
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