Canadian-Led CTF 150 Seize Nearly 2,000kg of Narcotics in Two Interdictions in a Single Day [Image 1 of 2]

ARABIAN SEA

04.10.2024

Photo by NAVCENT Public Affairs    

U.S. Naval Forces Central Command / U.S. 5th Fleet           

240410-N-NO146-1004 ARABIAN SEA (April 10, 2024) U.S. Coast Guardsmen from the Sentinel-class fast-response cutter USCGC Clarence Sutphin Jr. (WPC 1147) board a vessel suspected of smuggling illegal narcotics during Focused Operation Crimson Barracuda in the Arabian Sea, April 10. Clarence Sutphin Jr. was operating under Combined Task Force 150, one of five task forces under Combined Maritime Forces, the largest multinational naval partnership in the world. CTF 150 focuses on maritime security operations outside the Arabian Gulf. Crimson Barracuda counters terrorist and criminal organizations’ use of the high seas to smuggle narcotics, weapons, and other illicit substances in the Indian Ocean, Arabian Sea and Gulf of Oman. (Official U.S. Coast Guard courtesy photo)

• Date Taken: 04.10.2024
• Date Posted: 04.14.2024 08:15
• Photo ID: 8339281
• VIRIN: 240410-N-NO146-1004
• Resolution: 6000x3376
• Size: 983.26 KB
• Location: ARABIAN SEA