A Coast Guard Cutter Diligence crewmember hands off
A Coast Guard Cutter Diligence crewmember hands off a bale of cocaine in St. Petersburg, Florida, Sept. 17, 2017. Diligence crewmembers offloaded more than 1,800 kilograms of cocaine after the Coast Guard Cutte... More
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Venturous (WMEC-625)
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Venturous (WMEC-625) transfers custody of four suspected smugglers and $6.8 million dollars of seized cocaine to federal law enforcement authorities in San San Juan, Puerto Ri... More
The cabin of a low-profile go-fast vessel interdicted
The cabin of a low-profile go-fast vessel interdicted by crew members from the pre-commissioned Coast Guard Cutter Midgett (WMSL 757) July 31 in international waters of the Eastern Pacific Ocean. The crew seize... More
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Venturous (WMEC-625)
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Venturous (WMEC-625) transfers custody of four suspected smugglers and $6.8 million dollars of seized cocaine to federal law enforcement authorities in San San Juan, Puerto Ri... More
Coast Guard Cutter Diligence crewmembers offload more
Coast Guard Cutter Diligence crewmembers offload more than 1,800 kilograms of cocaine from the Diligence in St. Petersburg, Florida, Sept. 17, 2017. Coast Guard Cutter Tahoma crewmembers interdicted the contrab... More
Sgt. Thomas Vice, II, customs program manager, 239th
Sgt. Thomas Vice, II, customs program manager, 239th Military Police Company, from Alexandria, La., inspects soldiers equipment and gear during a mandatory customs inspection on Contingency Operating Base Adder, Oct. 15.
Coast Guard Cutter Diligence crewmembers stand next
Coast Guard Cutter Diligence crewmembers stand next to more than 1,800 kilograms of cocaine in front in St. Petersburg, Florida, Sept. 17, 2017. Diligence crewmembers offloaded the cocaine after the Coast Guard... More
A Coast Guard Donald Horsley crewmember helps offload
A Coast Guard Donald Horsley crewmember helps offload a seized cocaine shipment in San Juan, Puerto Rico, following the interdiction of a drug smuggling go-fast boat Oct. 13, 2018 off Luquillo, Puerto Rico. The... More
Crew members from the pre-commissioned Coast Guard
Crew members from the pre-commissioned Coast Guard Cutter Midgett (WMSL 757) discovered a scuttling valve inside a low-profile go-fast vessel interdicted by the crew July 31 in international waters of the Easte... More
Sgt. Julian A. McKinnon, customs border control preclearance
Sgt. Julian A. McKinnon, customs border control preclearance agent, 1st Cavalry Division, from San Antonio, Texas, gives soldiers an inspection briefing prior to conducting the mandatory customs inspection of t... More
A Coast Guard Cutter Diligence crewmember stacks bales
A Coast Guard Cutter Diligence crewmember stacks bales of cocaine in front of the Diligence in St. Petersburg, Florida, Sept. 17, 2017. Diligence crewmembers offloaded more than 1,800 kilograms of cocaine after... More
Coast Guard offloads more than $50 million worth of cocaine
A Coast Guard Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew and a small boat crew from the Coast Guard Cutter Tahoma arrive to a 226-foot tanker in the Caribbean in August, 2017. Coast... More
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Venturous (WMEC-625)
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Venturous (WMEC-625) transfers custody of four suspected smugglers and $6.8 million dollars of seized cocaine to federal law enforcement authorities in San San Juan, Puerto Ri... More
Sgt. Julian A. McKinnon, customs border control preclearance
Sgt. Julian A. McKinnon, customs border control preclearance agent, 1st Cavalry Division, from San Antonio, Texas, seals a container with a bolt seal after conducting a customs inspection on Contingency Operati... More
Crew members from the pre-commissioned Coast Guard
Crew members from the pre-commissioned Coast Guard Cutter Midgett (WMSL 757) sit atop a low-profile go-fast vessel interdicted by the crew July 31 in international waters of the Eastern Pacific Ocean. The crew ... More
Pvt. Medrick Mills, St. Kitts and Nevis Coast Guard,
Pvt. Medrick Mills, St. Kitts and Nevis Coast Guard, uses sounding tape to help determine the fluid displacement inside a container at Camp Blizzard, June 6. This process, called volumetrics, is a method of qua... More
A Coast Guard Cutter Alert boarding team prepares to
A Coast Guard Cutter Alert boarding team prepares to remove contraband from a suspected low-profile go-fast vessel in international waters off the coast of Central America during the cutter’s counterdrug patrol... More
DEPLOYABLE PURSUIT BOAT PORTSMOUTH VIRGINIA
Portsmouth, Va. (Sept. 13) -- U.S. Coast Guard members take a test ride aboard a new deployable pursuit boat, or DPB. It was built to outrun or catch drug smugglers and will be deployed from a larger ship. USCG... More
Crew members from the pre-commissioned Coast Guard
Crew members from the pre-commissioned Coast Guard Cutter Midgett (WMSL 757) sit atop a suspected low-profile go-fast vessel interdicted by the crew July 31 in international waters of the Eastern Pacific Ocean.... More
A drug smuggling go-fast is beached in Luquillo, Puerto
A drug smuggling go-fast is beached in Luquillo, Puerto Rico after being pursued by the Coast Guard Cutter Donald Horsley Oct. 13, 2018. The Donald Horsley crew and responding U.S. Customs and Border Protection... More
A Coast Guard Helicopter Interdiction Squadron MH-65
A Coast Guard Helicopter Interdiction Squadron MH-65 Dolphin helicopter and bales of intercepted cocaine are photographed on the deck of Coast Guard Cutter Seneca, Monday, June 6, 2016, in the Pacific Ocean. Th... More
Crew members from the pre-commissioned Coast Guard
Crew members from the pre-commissioned Coast Guard Cutter Midgett (WMSL 757) sit atop a suspected low-profile go-fast vessel interdicted by the crew July 31 in international waters of the Eastern Pacific Ocean.... More
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Resolute returns
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Resolute returns to home port in St. Petersburg, Fla., Friday, July 3, 2015. The crew came home after a 51-day patrol in the Caribbean Sea conducting counter illicit trafficki... More
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Resolute, a 210-foot
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Resolute, a 210-foot Reliance-class cutter, homeported in St. Petersburg, Florida, on-load a ton of marijuana Saturday, March 17, 2018 that was interdicted from two suspected ... More
Coast Guard Cutter Active returns home
The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Active returned Tuesday to their home port of Port Angeles, Wash., following a 70-day deployment. During their deployment, the cutter and crew covered more than 11,500 miles on a ... More
Crew members from the pre-commissioned Coast Guard
Crew members from the pre-commissioned Coast Guard Cutter Midgett (WMSL 757) sit atop a low-profile go-fast vessel interdicted by the crew July 31 in international waters of the Eastern Pacific Ocean. The crew ... More
Petty Officer 1st Class Juan Gonzalez, a crew member
Petty Officer 1st Class Juan Gonzalez, a crew member aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Resolute is shown with his family in St. Petersburg, Fla., after returning home from a 51-day patrol Friday, July 3, 2015. The ... More
Coast Guard Cutter Seneca overlooks their small boat
Coast Guard Cutter Seneca overlooks their small boat crew as they board a go-fast boat in the Pacific Ocean. The crew of the Seneca intercepted five smuggling vessels carrying cocaine from South America bound f... More
Lifejackets and cuffs are shown on the ground after
Lifejackets and cuffs are shown on the ground after suspected drug smugglers were transferred from the Coast Guard Cutter Diligence to law enforcement officials in St. Petersburg, Florida, Sept. 17, 2017. Dilig... More
Crewmembers from Coast Guard Cutter Seneca operate
Crewmembers from Coast Guard Cutter Seneca operate an intercepted smuggling vessel in the Pacific Ocean. Vessels like these are designed to smuggle large quantities of narcotics. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)
A ton of marijuana is shown on the deck of the Coast
A ton of marijuana is shown on the deck of the Coast Guard Cutter Resolute, a 210-foot Reliance-class cutter, homeported in St. Petersburg, Florida, Saturday, March 17, 2018 after an interdiction from two susp... More
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Venturous (WMEC-625)
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Venturous (WMEC-625) transfers custody of four suspected smugglers and $6.8 million dollars of seized cocaine to federal law enforcement authorities in San San Juan, Puerto Ri... More
Sgt. Julian A. McKinnon, customs border control preclearance
Sgt. Julian A. McKinnon, customs border control preclearance agent, 1st Cavalry Division, from San Antonio, Texas, prepares paperwork to finalize his customs inspection on Contingency Operating Base Adder, Oct. 15.
Petty Officer 2nd Class Timothy G. Bakels, a crew member
Petty Officer 2nd Class Timothy G. Bakels, a crew member aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Resolute, greets his family after returning to home port in St. Petersburg, Fla., Friday, July 3, 2015. The crew aboard the... More
Soldiers from Company A, 3-8th Cavalry Regiment from
Soldiers from Company A, 3-8th Cavalry Regiment from Fort Hood, Texas, pack their gear into a container after a mandatory customs inspection on Contingency Operating Base Adder, Oct. 15.