NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release:
The milestone was reached after the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Tampa seized more than 25,000 pounds of cocaine in three interdictions over the course of six days
WASHINGTON - The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released the following statement announcing that the U.S. Coast Guard has successfully seized more than 25,000 pounds of cocaine across three interdictions in less than a week, surpassing more than 260,000 pounds of cocaine seized overall in Operation Pacific Viper.
On September 11, a maritime patrol aircraft spotted a go-fast vessel in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, south of Costa Rica. U.S. Coast Guard Cutter (USCGC)...