Source: US Coast Guard (video statements)
Late last year, the Coast Guard Cutter Campbell (WMEC 909) broke up a suspected drug trafficking ring in the Eastern Pacific Ocean.
The pursuit led to the seizure of approximately 8,061 pounds of cocaine worth an estimated street value of more than $91 million and the apprehension of suspected drug traffickers.
Since January 2024, the crew of Campbell transferred a total of 87 suspected smugglers to federal law enforcement authorities, resulting from 24 interdictions by U.S. Coast Guard cutters in the Eastern Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea.
Campbell deployed in support of the Joint Interagency Task Force – South (JIATF-S) to advance the primary mission of interdicting illegal narcotics in known drug trafficking zones. The crew returned home to Newport, RI. after completing a 63-day, multi-mission patrol.
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