April 30, 2025

A True Story of Dead Reckoning: Sunny Lam’s Journey to CBP via the DoD SkillBridge Internship Program

April 25, 2025 — Growing up in South Philadelphia, Sunny Lam’s journey to success at U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) was anything but guaranteed. Lam’s early life was a difficult one; his mother had a gambling issue, and his father was a post-Vietnam veteran with PTSD. His family was poor and moved constantly. Then, when Lam was five years old, his father

April 10, 2025

Coast Guard offloads nearly $510 million in illegal narcotics interdicted in Eastern Pacific Ocean

April 9, 2025 — MIAMI – The crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter James offloaded more than 44,550 pounds of cocaine and 3,880 pounds of marijuana valued at approximately $509.9 million in Port Everglades, Wednesday.                                                                          This patrol resulted in 11 interdictions in the Eastern Pacific Ocean and the

March 28, 2025

Coast Guard offloads illicit drugs interdicted in Eastern Pacific Ocean

March 20, 2025 —    Editor's Note: Click the desired date for b-roll showing specific cases from Jan. 30, Jan. 31, Feb. 19 & March 10.MIAMI – The crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stone offloaded approximately 45,600 pounds of illicit narcotics worth more than $517.5 million at Port Everglades, Thursday.The seized contraband was the result of 14 interdictions in

March 21, 2025

Coast Guard offloads over $517.5 million in illicit drugs interdicted in Eastern Pacific Ocean

March 20, 2025 —        On March 20, 2025, RDML Joshua Lasky, Deputy Director of Joint Interagency Task Force South spoke in Fort Lauderdale at the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stone offload which consisted of more than 45,000 pounds of illegal drugs valued at a more than $517 million. In conjunction with US and international partners, Joint Interagency Task Force South

March 13, 2025

Coast Guard offloads over $141 million in illicit drugs interdicted in Caribbean Sea

March 6, 2025 — MIAMI – U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Valiant’s crew offloaded approximately 12,470 pounds of cocaine, Thursday, worth an estimated $141.4 million at Coast Guard Base Miami Beach.                                                                                            The seized contraband was the result of six interdictions in the Caribbean Sea, and

Feb. 28, 2025

Coast Guard offloads more than $275 million worth of illegal cocaine in San Diego

February 13, 2025 —                                                                                SAN DIEGO — The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Waesche (WMSL 751) offloaded approximately 37,256 pounds of cocaine, with an estimated value of more than $275 million, on Thursday in San Diego.  The offload is a result of 11 separate suspected drug smuggling vessel

Nov. 19, 2024

MAOC-N Supports Spanish Operation in the Atlantic – 4 Tonnes of Cocaine Seized

18 November 2024 —    Over the past weeks, information has been developed and shared through MAOC-N, that a fishing vessel would be crossing the Atlantic carrying a significant amount of cocaine destined for an unknown location off the Iberian Peninsula. As the target approached European waters, it was possible to put in place an operational plan agreed by several

Nov. 5, 2024

Coast Guard Cutter Resolute crew returns home, offloads approximately $115 million worth of drugs in St. Petersburg

Oct 23, 2024 — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – The crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Resolute offloaded approximately 9,690 pounds of cocaine and 5,490 pounds of marijuana, worth an estimated $115 million, in their homeport of St. Petersburg, Wednesday.  In addition to the contraband, Resolute’s crew previously transferred five suspected

Aug. 27, 2024

Coast Guard offloads nearly $50 million in illegal narcotics interdicted in Eastern Pacific Ocean

Aug 23, 2024 — MIAMI – The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Escanaba (WMEC 907) offloaded more than 3,400 pounds of cocaine and 4,410 pounds of marijuana with a combined assessed street value of approximately $50 million in Port Everglades, Friday.  The Escanaba crew embarked a Coast Guard Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron aircrew, and Law Enforcement

Aug. 21, 2024

Coast Guard offloads more than $14 million in illegal narcotics interdicted by Royal Navy partners in Caribbean Sea

Aug 20, 2024 —  A U.S. Coast Guard law enforcement detachment deployed aboard a British Royal Navy ship, working alongside interagency and international partners, interdicted the illegal drugs in the international waters of the Caribbean Sea.   SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Napier offloaded more than 1,115 pounds of cocaine with an