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Coast Guard Confiscates 50 Tons of Cocaine From Boats in the Pacific Ocean
Operation Pacific Viper seized over 50 tons of cocaine, intercepting 34 ships and detaining 86 people, disrupting trafficking routes from Central and South America.
- In recent weeks, the U.S. Coast Guard has seized over 50 tons of cocaine in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, with many offloaded in record-breaking amounts.
- Operation Pacific Viper accelerated counter-drug efforts as the Coast Guard, with international partners, deployed extra ships, aircraft and tactical teams to intercept 34 ships and detain 86 people.
- Aboard U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Seneca , crew recovered bales after a suspected smuggling vessel capsized, and in some cases, the Coast Guard sets seized drug-transport vessels on fire after occupants are taken into custody.
- In a news release, Novak said `When we say the Coast Guard is accelerating counter-narcotics operations, we mean it. Alongside our partners and allies, our maritime fighting force is scouring drug smuggling routes in the Eastern Pacific and dismantling narco-terrorist networks,` Novak said.
- U.S. drone strikes on suspected drug-smuggling boats, with the fifth conducted on Tuesday, have reportedly caused fatalities, according to President Trump’s post, which said six people aboard one vessel were killed.
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Coast Guard Intercepts 50 Tons of Cocaine in the Pacific
Coast Guard command officers report the agency's illicit narcotics enforcement Operation Pacific Viper has pulled in 50 tons of cocaine captured from smuggling operations since early August. The Guard's post on X proclaimed, "This is owning the sea." The maritime enforcement was carried out with support from unnamed "partners and allies." The confiscations represent a significant impact on the U.S. drug market. Using the latest UNODC Global Coca…
Coast Guard reels in cocaine from ocean after drug boat capsizes
The U.S. Coast Guard has seized more than 100,000 pounds of cocaine in the Eastern Pacific Ocean in the past two months, the agency said Tuesday, inlcuding narcotics from a suspected drug smuggling boat that was seen capsized in the sea. The Coast Guard said it has intercepted 34 ships and taken 86 people into custody. The agency has seized an average of 1,600 pounds of cocaine a day, it said. Photos in a news release show multiple seizures, inc…
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