Story by Staff Sgt. Noah Coger | Armed Forces Medical Examiner System | 10.29.2025
Inside numerous walls, behind multiple doors, and protected by layers of various security measures, sits $3.5 million worth of seized narcotics from the Drug Enforcement Administration, stored in the Joint Military Working Dog Laboratory (JMWDL), within the Forensic Toxicology department of the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System (AFMES)....
Courtesy Story | U.S. Naval Forces Central Command / U.S. 5th Fleet | 11.04.2023
A French navy ship working with Combined Maritime Forces seized about $34 million worth of illegal drugs from a stateless vessel while operating in the international waters of the Indian Ocean, Nov. 4....
Story by NAVCENT Public Affairs | U.S. Naval Forces Central Command / U.S. 5th Fleet | 12.18.2020
The guided-missile cruiser USS Port Royal (CG 73), deployed to U.S. Fifth Fleet and operating in support of the Combined Maritime Forces (CMF), interdicted a shipment of more than 1100 lbs. (521 kg) of suspected narcotics from a dhow in the international waters of the North Arabian Sea, Dec. 18....
Story by Staff Sgt. Nicole Leidholm | Armed Forces Medical Examiner System | 06.18.2019
Deter. To prevent or put a stop to. This is the role of a military working dog. In the narcotics world, these dogs are trained to detect drugs and alert their handlers to deter anyone from bringing illegal substances into the country or onto a federal installation....
Story by Staff Sgt. Joshua Horton | 379th Air Expeditionary Wing | 05.19.2018
A B-1B Lancer aircraft from the 34th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron here bombed multiple Taliban narcotics production and storage facilities in Afghanistan during a mission on May 18....
Story by Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Hendricks | U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command / U.S. 4th Fleet | 08.04.2017
PACIFIC OCEAN (NNS) - The Pearl Harbor-based Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer, USS Chafee (DDG 90), seized more than 800 kilos of illicit narcotics Wednesday, Aug. 2, off the coast of Central America....
Story by Sgt. 1st Class John Brown | 8th Theater Sustainment Command | 08.04.2017
Working dogs play a critical role in the safety and security of Soldiers and civilians alike. The training these magnificent animals receive can vary from organization to organization, but the certification process remains the same....
Story by Senior Chief Petty Officer Sarah Foster | U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area | 03.09.2016
Coast Guard Cutter Valiant crew displays their cocaine seizure worth approximately $141 million during their 8-week Eastern Pacific patrol. Mayport, Florida-based Coast Guard Cutter Valiant returned home March 9, 2016. These counter-drug interdictions were carried out as part of Operation Martillo, an international operation focused on sharing information and bringing together air, land, and......
