More than 260,000 Pounds of Cocaine Seized by Coast Guard

More than 260,000 pounds of cocaine seized by Coast Guard

(The Center Square) - In less than one week, a U.S. Coast Guard crew seized more than 25,000 pounds of cocaine across three interdictions in the eastern Pacific Ocean.

More than 260,000 pounds of cocaine seized by Coast Guard - The Daily Bo Snerdley

  (The Center Square) – In less than one week, a U.S. Coast Guard crew seized more than 25,000 pounds of cocaine across three interdictions in the eastern Pacific Ocean. Their efforts are part of an international drug trafficking interdiction effort, Operation Pacific Viper, launched in August 2025. Since then, Operation Pacific Viper USCG crew members have seized more than 260,000 pounds of cocaine. “We own the sea, and Operation Pacific Viper …

Coast Guard nabs huge cocaine haul, arrests suspected drug smugglers

A Coast Guard cutter seized more than 25,000 pounds of cocaine in three incidents last month as part of Operation Pacific Viper, a counternarcotics mission in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, military officials said this week.

U.S. Coast Guard Seizes 25,000 Pounds of Cocaine In 6 Days During Mission Pacific Viper

The U.S. Coast Guard has successfully seized more than 25,000 pounds of cocaine across three interdictions in less than a week.

Coast Guard seizes 25K+ pounds of cocaine from international waters

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Over 25,000 pounds of cocaine were seized from four vessels in international waters off Central America. In a post on Facebook, the U.S. Coast Guard reported that the USCGC Tampa WMEC 902 cutter's boarding team interdicted a vessel hauling 6,800 pounds of cocaine. Four days later, they said they interdicted two [...]

Coast Guard, Marine Corps Rack Up Drug-Smuggling Busts in Eastern Pacific

The U.S. Coast Guard continues to patrol the Eastern Pacific for cocaine smugglers, and it is finding them. In a six-day period, cutter USCGC Tampa in...