Courtesy Photo | U.S. Coast Guard Southwest | 01.28.2025
A Long-Range Interceptor from U.S. Coast Guard Cutter STONE (WMSL 758) returns to the cutter after sinking a drug trafficking vessel posing a hazard to navigation, interdicted in the Eastern Pacific Ocean on January 28, 2025. STONE seized 1,726 kgs of cocaine and apprehended five suspected drug smugglers with assistance from the Coast Guard’s Tactical Helicopter Interdiction Squadron and......
Courtesy Photo | U.S. Coast Guard Southwest | 01.28.2025
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter STONE (WMSL 758) and its cutter boats prepare to sink a drug trafficking vessel posing a hazard to navigation, interdicted in the Eastern Pacific Ocean on January 28, 2025. STONE seized 1,726 kgs of cocaine and apprehended five suspected drug smugglers with the assistance of the Coast Guard’s Tactical Helicopter Interdiction Squadron and the Pacific Area Tactical Law......
Photo by Lt.Cmdr. Helen Shaye | U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area | 11.19.2024
Ensign Jesse Johnson conducts a Helicopter In-Flight Refueling with the embarked U.S. Coast Guard’s Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron (HITRON). The HITRON unit provided U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Munro (WMSL 755) with airborne use-of-force capabilities in the maritime law enforcement domain, directly supporting the successful interdiction of non-compliant vessels. (U.S. Coast Guard......
Photo by Lt.Cmdr. Helen Shaye | U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area | 11.19.2024
U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer Second Class David Rind passes a bale of contraband to Petty Officer First Class Zachary Domingue and Petty Officer Third Class Aaron Stearns. Coast Guard Cutter Munro (WMSL 755) interdicted a total of ten vessels suspected of narcotics smuggling in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, resulting in the seizure of over 30,000 lbs. of cocaine worth an estimated $440 million......
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Richard Uranga | U.S. Coast Guard PADET Los Angeles | 11.19.2024
Crew members of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Munro (WMSL 755) work on the flight deck of the Cutter during the contraband offload in San Diego, November 19, 2024. The Munro crew members interdicted the narcotics in the Eastern Pacific during counter-narcotic patrols, seizing and eliminating 29,000 pounds of cocaine worth an estimated street value of $335.8 Million. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by......
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Richard Uranga | U.S. Coast Guard PADET Los Angeles | 11.19.2024
Crew members of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Munro (WMSL 755) work on the flight deck of the Cutter during the contraband offload in San Diego, November 19, 2024. The Munro crew members interdicted the narcotics in the Eastern Pacific during counter-narcotic patrols, seizing and eliminating 29,000 pounds of cocaine worth an estimated street value of $335.8 Million. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by......
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Richard Uranga | U.S. Coast Guard PADET Los Angeles | 11.19.2024
Crew members of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Munro (WMSL 755) stand on the flight deck of the Cutter during the contraband offload in San Diego, November 19, 2024. The Munro crew members interdicted the narcotics in the Eastern Pacific during counter-narcotic patrols, seizing and eliminating 29,000 pounds of cocaine worth an estimated street value of $335.8 Million. (U.S. Coast Guard photo......
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Richard Uranga | U.S. Coast Guard PADET Los Angeles | 11.19.2024
Crew members of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Munro (WMSL 755) stand on the flight deck of the Cutter during the contraband offload in San Diego, November 19, 2024. The Munro crew members interdicted the narcotics in the Eastern Pacific during counter-narcotic patrols, seizing and eliminating 29,000 pounds of cocaine worth an estimated street value of $335.8 Million. (U.S. Coast Guard photo......
