Courtesy Video | U.S. Coast Guard Southeast District | 08.15.2025
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Vigilant’s (WMEC 617) crew interdicting a go-fast vessel suspected of drug smuggling approximately 40 miles southwest of Haiti, Aug. 15, 2025. The vessel was initially detected by a maritime patrol aircraft, and the interdiction resulted in the seizure of more than 1,615 pounds of marijuana. (U.S. Coast Guard video)...
Video by Petty Officer 1st Class Diana Sherbs | U.S. Coast Guard Southeast District | 07.02.2025
Crew members of USCGC Northland (WMEC 904) offload more than 5,500 pounds of illicit drugs at U.S. Coast Guard Base Miami Beach, July 2, 2025. The crews of HMCS William Hall (AOPV 433) and HNLMS Friesland (P-842) seized more than $20 million worth of cocaine and marijuana in four interdictions in the Caribbean Sea. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Diana Sherbs)...
Video by Petty Officer 3rd Class Christopher Sappey | U.S. Coast Guard District 11 PADET San Diego | 04.24.2025
The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Kimball (WMSL 756) offloaded approximately 18,898 pounds of cocaine, with an estimated value of $214.3 million, on Thursday, in San Diego. The offload is a result of six separate suspected drug smuggling vessel interdictions or events off the coasts of Mexico and Central and South America by the Coast Guard Cutter Kimball from February through April. (U.S. Coast......
Video by Petty Officer 3rd Class Santiago Gomez | U.S. Coast Guard Southeast District | 10.23.2024
The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Resolute unload interdicted narcotics onto Sector St. Petersburg South Moorings, Florida, Oct. 23, 2024. Armed Coast Guardsmen stood watch over the interdicted drugs to ensure security and accountability of the seized contraband. (U.S. Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 1st Class Riley Perkofski and Petty Officer 3rd Class Santiago Gomez)...
Video by Petty Officer 1st Class Riley Perkofski and Petty Officer 3rd Class Santiago Gomez | U.S. Coast Guard Southeast District | 10.23.2024
The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Resolute unload interdicted narcotics onto Sector St. Petersburg South Moorings, Florida, Oct. 23, 2024. Armed Coast Guardsmen stood watch over the interdicted drugs to ensure security and accountability of the seized contraband. (U.S. Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 1st Class Riley Perkofski and Petty Officer 3rd Class Santiago Gomez)...
Video by Petty Officer 1st Class Riley Perkofski and Petty Officer 3rd Class Santiago Gomez | U.S. Coast Guard Southeast District | 10.23.2024
The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Resolute unload interdicted narcotics onto Sector St. Petersburg South Moorings, Florida, Oct. 23, 2024. Armed Coast Guardsmen stood watch over the interdicted drugs to ensure security and accountability of the seized contraband. (U.S. Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 1st Class Riley Perkofski and Petty Officer 3rd Class Santiago Gomez)...
Video by Petty Officer 1st Class Riley Perkofski | U.S. Coast Guard Southeast District | 10.23.2024
The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Resolute unload interdicted narcotics onto Sector St. Petersburg South Moorings, Florida, Oct. 23, 2024. Armed Coast Guardsmen stood watch over the interdicted drugs to ensure security and accountability of the seized contraband. (U.S. Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 1st Class Riley Perkofski and Petty Officer 3rd Class Santiago Gomez)...
Video by Petty Officer 3rd Class Kate Kilroy | U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area | 06.22.2023
The USCGC Bear (WMEC 910) returned home to Coast Guard Base Portsmouth, June 22, 2023, following a 65-day Caribbean Sea patrol. While underway in the Seventh Coast Guard District’s area of responsibility and in support of Joint Interagency Task Force–South, Bear conducted six counterdrug interdictions and seized a total of 8,558 pounds of cocaine worth an estimated $97 million. (U.S. Coast......
