🚨 INSIDE THE U.S. COAST GUARD'S COCAINE SEIZURE AT SEA In this video, we showcase the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stone and the Coast Guard's continued operations to control, secure, and defend the southern border and maritime approaches. Applying the full range of our unique authorities and capabilities, the men and women of the Coast Guard are doing everything in their power to keep drugs off our streets and ensure our communities are safe. The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stone recently offloaded over 45,600 pounds of cocaine worth $517.5 million at Port Everglades following 14 high-stakes drug interdictions in international waters. These operations, spanning from the Eastern Pacific Ocean to the waters off Mexico, Ecuador, Colombia, and Costa Rica, resulted in the apprehension of 35 suspected smugglers—a major blow to transnational drug cartels, including Sinaloa and Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación. 💥 Highlights from the CGC Stone’s recent deployment 💥 ⚓ Interdicted four go-fast vessels in just 15 minutes—seizing 11,000 pounds of cocaine 🚁 HITRON aircrews deployed airborne use-of-force tactics to stop non-compliant drug runners 🎯 Unmanned aircraft systems (UAS drones) assisted in locating traffickers hundreds of miles offshore 📍 Seizures took place hundreds of miles off Mexico, Ecuador, Colombia, and Costa Rica 🔹 Featured Coast Guard Assets & Teams ✅U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Mohawk ✅ Joint Interagency Task Force South (JIATFS) ✅ U.S. Coast Guard Southeast ✅ Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron (HITRON) ✅ Tactical Law Enforcement Team-Pacific (PAC-TACLET) #CoastGuard #DrugBust #CocaineSeizure #USCG #MaritimeSecurity #HITRON #DrugInterdiction #NarcoTerrorism #BorderSecurity #Cartel

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