The United States Coast Guard announced on Wednesday that its cutter ”Campbell” completed a two-month operation in the Caribbean Sea and Eastern Pacific Ocean, resulting in substantial drug seizures and the arrests of dozens of suspected traffickers.
According to the Coast Guard, while on patrol, the cutter interdicted a suspected drug-smuggling operation involving six panga boats engaged in illicit activity on the high seas.
A Coast Guard release stated that during the pursuit, Campbell’s crew seized approximately 8,061 pounds of cocaine with an estimated street value of more than $91 million and detained two suspected drug traffickers.
Throughout their deployment, Campbell’s crew maintained custody of a total of 49 suspected drug smugglers, the release disclosed.
It said Campbell’s crew offloaded the drugs at Port Everglades in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, on January 27 and transferred 26 suspected drug smugglers to authorities.
The suspects face federal prosecution by the Department of Justice.
Between January 2024 and February 2025, Campbell’s crew transferred f 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.
In addition to their main anti-drug trafficking mission during the Caribbean Sea and Eastern Pacific Ocean deployment, Campbell’s crew also embarked and provided care for two search and rescue survivors.
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