Coast Guard deployed HITRON crew helps stop suspected drug smugglers at sea

VENEZUELA

06.15.2025

Courtesy Video

U.S. Coast Guard District 7     

A Coast Guard deployed Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron team aboard the Royal Netherlands navy ship Friesland fires warning shots at a suspected drug smuggling vessel off the coast of Venezuela, June 15, 2025. The interdicted drugs were part of a larger drug offload by USCGC Northland at Base Miami Beach, Florida on July 2, 2025. (U.S. Coast Guard video by HITRON)

• Date Taken: 06.15.2025
• Date Posted: 07.02.2025 16:57
• Category: B-Roll
• Video ID: 968865
• VIRIN: 250615-G-G0107-1000
• Filename: DOD_111112773
• Length: 00:06:43
• Location: VE