During the patrol the Reliance crew performed counter-drug operations and intercepted three vessels attempting to smuggle more than 3,300 pounds of cocaine and detained a total of nine suspected smugglers. Keep Reading
Nicknamed “Lil Tough Guy,” the Active’s crew patrolled 10,056 total nautical miles off the coast of Central America, deployed with an armed Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from the Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron. Keep Reading
"Applying alternative procedures may require burdensome and labor-intensive procedures" to screen incoming packages as the Postal Service looks to CBP "for guidance on whether it can afford remedial measures." Keep Reading
Along with 4th Fleet assets, the Legare participated in an international naval and amphibious exercises off the coast of Manta, Ecuador. Unitas, or “Unity” in Latin, is the longest running annual international military exercise. Keep Reading
The Coast Guard's strong international relationships, with key partners like the United Kingdom, France, and the Netherlands, along with our specialized capabilities and unmatched authorities, allow for a unity of effort to disrupt transnational crime organizations. Keep Reading
U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Hidalgo International Bridge prevented $3,435,000 in alleged methamphetamine, heroin, cocaine and fentanyl from crossing the United States-Mexico border and making its way into our communities. Keep Reading
Three men have been arrested in London, U.K. and two in Western Sydney, Australia following the seizure of 450 kilos of MDMA hidden within an excavator that was shipped into the Port of Brisbane from the U.K. Keep Reading
El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents seized cocaine and methamphetamine worth almost half a million dollars from an ultralight aircraft smuggling attempt on December 3. Keep Reading
The Coast Guard Cutter Seneca returned to its homeport in Portsmouth after a 57-day patrol conducting counter-drug and humanitarian assistance operations in the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean, November 20. Keep Reading
U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations at the Laredo Port of Entry seized hard narcotics valued at $6.5 million in two separate, unrelated enforcement actions at the World Trade Bridge. Keep Reading
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Air & Marine Operations (AMO) and the U.S. Coast Guard interdicted a “yola” type wooden vessel transporting 816 pounds (370kg) of cocaine on November 23. Keep Reading
The Border Patrol canine alerted to a taxicab with a male driver and a single male passenger attempting to travel through the checkpoint. Keep Reading
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized more than 678 pounds of khat shipped in air cargo from Nigeria at Washington Dulles International Airport on November 9. Keep Reading
On October 31, a USCG aircrew detected a suspicious go-fast vessel and vectored in USCG Cutter Seneca. A National Air Security Center (NASOC) P-3 and a U.S. Navy P-8 aircrew continued to monitor the vessel. Keep Reading
Yuma Sector agents assisted in the arrest of two U.S. citizens on November 5 after they picked up multiple packages of narcotics that were dropped by a drone coming from Mexico. Keep Reading
Three men have been arrested and a warehouse raided in connection with an alleged conspiracy to import cocaine into the U.K. in food deliveries from the Netherlands. Keep Reading
The crew’s efforts focused on ensuring the safety of life at sea while also enforcing border security by conducting counter drug and alien migrant interdiction operations. Keep Reading
CBP officers working at the Syracuse Airport selected a package manifested as dried table decorations, for additional screening. Further inspection by CBP officers, revealed 989 grams of what appeared to be loosely packed poppy pods. Keep Reading
In FY2020, AMO agents seized or disrupted 285,976.62 pounds of narcotics, seized $51,559,843, contributed to the apprehension of 47,813 individuals, and rescued 184 persons. Keep Reading
Coast Guard Cutter Thetis’ crew returned home Friday to Key West, after completing a 42-day patrol to the Caribbean Sea and Eastern Pacific Ocean. The crew interdicted more than 4,500 pounds of illicit narcotics bound for the maritime domain. Keep Reading