June 6, 2025

Coast Guard Cutter Diligence returns home after 61-day counter-drug and fisheries patrol

June 2, 2025 — PENSACOLA, Fla. — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Diligence (WMEC 616) returned to their home port in Pensacola, May 21, following a 61-day patrol in the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of America, where crew members conducted counter-drug operations and fisheries boardings to enforce U.S. federal law at sea and protect America’s maritime boundary.     

June 6, 2025

Coast Guard offloads more than $211 million in illicit drug interdictions in the Eastern Pacific

May 29, 2025 — MIAMI – U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Thetis’ crew offloaded more than 28,500 pounds of cocaine worth an estimated $211.3 million, Thursday, at Port Everglades.      The seized contraband was the result of four interdictions in the Eastern Pacific by the crew of Coast Guard Cutter Thetis and an embarked MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Helicopter

June 6, 2025

Coast Guard Cutter Calhoun offloads more than $140.9 million in illegal narcotics at Port Everglades

May 16, 2025 — MIAMI – U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Calhoun’s crew offloaded approximately 19,055 pounds of cocaine and marijuana, worth an estimated $140.9 million, Friday, at Port Everglades.           The seized contraband was the result of five interdictions in the Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea by interagency partners. The resulting criminal investigations are

May 6, 2025

Coast Guard offloads more than $14 million in illicit drugs interdicted in Caribbean Sea

May 2, 2025 —        MIAMI – U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Venturous’ crew offloaded approximately 5,300 pounds of cocaine and marijuana worth an estimated $14.1 million, Friday, at Coast Guard Base Miami Beach.  The seized contraband was the result of four interdictions in the Caribbean Sea by the crews of USCGC Diligence and HNLMS Groningen with an embarked Coast

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