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Hamilton offloaded 76,140 pounds of illicit narcotics

The U.S. Coast Guard offloaded 76,140 pounds of illicit narcotics, consisting of 61,740 pounds of cocaine and approximately 14,400 pounds of marijuana, valued at $473 million, on Aug 25 from the 'Hamilton', marking the largest quantity of drugs offloaded in Coast Guard history, in Port Everglades. The combined illegal narcotics offload prevented the maritime flow of approximately 23 million potential lethal doses from reaching the USA. The seized contraband was the result of 19 interdictions in international waters of the Eastern Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea. On June 26, a maritime patrol aircraft spotted two suspicious go-fast vessels approximately 115 miles southeast of the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. Hamilton’s embarked Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron aircrew employed airborne use of force tactics resulting in the 'Hamilton’s boarding team interdicting both vessels, seizing more than 8,800 pounds of cocaine. On June 27, a maritime patrol aircraft spotted a suspicious go-fast vessel approximately 125 miles southeast of the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. Hamilton’s embarked HITRON aircrew employed airborne use of force tactics allowing the 'Hamilton’s boarding team to interdict the vessel, seizing more than 4,330 pounds of cocaine. On June 30, a maritime patrol aircraft spotted a suspicious go-fast vessel approximately 87 miles north of Bonaire. A Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment 408 crew deployed on USS Cole interdicted the vessel, seizing approximately 2,425 pounds of cocaine. On July 3, a maritime patrol aircraft spotted a suspicious go-fast vessel approximately 15 miles north of Aragua, Venezuela. A LEDET 404 crew deployed on the Royal Netherlands Navy ship HNLMS 'Friesland' interdicted the vessel, seizing more than 5,450 pounds of cocaine. On July 11, a maritime patrol aircraft spotted a suspicious go-fast vessel approximately 17 miles northeast of Silva, Venezuela. The 'Friesland’s embarked HITRON aircrew employed airborne use of force tactics, and an embarked LEDET 404 boarding team interdicted the vessel, seizing 9,088 pounds of marijuana. On July 21, the 'Hamilton’s embarked unmanned aircraft system crew spotted suspicious go-fast vessel approximately 600 miles south of Acapulco, Mexico. Hamilton’s embarked HITRON aircrew employed airborne use of force tactics, and Hamilton’s boarding team interdicted the vessel, seizing more than 3,395 pounds of cocaine. On July 23, the 'Hamilton’s crew detected and boarded a suspicious go-fast vessel approximately 88 miles southeast of Socorro Island, Mexico. The 'Hamilton’s embarked HITRON aircrew employed airborne use of force tactics, and Hamilton’s boarding team interdicted the vessel, seizing more than 9,160 pounds of cocaine. On July 25, a maritime patrol aircraft notified Coast Guard Cutter 'Vigilant’s crew of a suspicious go-fast vessel approximately 180 miles south of the Dominican Republic. The 'Vigilant's boarding team interdicted the vessel, seizing more than 1,410 pounds of cocaine and 80 pounds of marijuana. On Aug. 2, a maritime patrol aircraft spotted a suspicious go-fast vessel approximately 52 miles north of Carabobo. The 'Friesland’s embarked HITRON aircrew employed airborne use of force tactics, and an embarked LEDET 404 boarding team interdicted the vessel, seizing 2,615 pounds of marijuana. On Aug. 2, a maritime patrol aircraft spotted a suspicious go-fast vessel approximately 640 miles south of Acapulco. Hamilton’s embarked HITRON aircrew employed airborne use of force tactics, and the 'Hamilton’s boarding team interdicted the vessel, seizing more than 4,110 pounds of cocaine. On Aug. 5, the 'Hamilton’s embarked UAS crew detected a suspicious go-fast vessel approximately 543 miles southeast of Clipperton Island. The 'Hamilton’s embarked HITRON aircrew employed airborne use of force tactics, and Hamilton’s boarding team interdicted the vessel, seizing more than 4,210 pounds of cocaine. On Aug. 6, the 'Hamilton’s embarked UAS crew detected a suspicious go-fast vessel approximately 625 miles southeast of Clipperton Island. The 'Hamilton’s embarked HITRON aircrew employed airborne use of force tactics, and Hamilton’s boarding team interdicted the vessel, seizing more than 4,375 pounds of cocaine. On Aug. 7, the Coast Guard Cutter 'Diligence’ detected and boarded a suspicious go-fast vessel approximately 136 miles southwest of Negril, Jamaica. Diligence’s boarding team interdicted the vessel, seizing 1,500 pounds of marijuana. On Aug 7, the 'Hamilton’s embarked UAS crew detected a suspicious go-fast vessel approximately 750 miles south of Acapulco, Mexico. The 'Hamilton’s embarked HITRON aircrew employed airborne use of force tactics, and Hamilton’s boarding team interdicted the vessel, seizing more than 20 pounds of cocaine. On Aug 7, a maritime patrol aircraft spotted a suspicious go-fast vessel approximately 100 miles north of Aruba. A LEDET 108 crew deployed on the USS 'Minneapolis Saint-Paul' interdicted the vessel, seizing approximately 2,700 pounds of cocaine. On Aug 8, the 'Hamilton’s embarked UAS crew detected a suspicious go-fast vessel approximately 750 miles south of Acapulco, Mexico. The 'Hamilton’s embarked HITRON air crew employed airborne use of force tactics, and Hamilton’s boarding team interdicted the vessel, seizing more than 4,145 pounds of cocaine. On Aug 15, a maritime patrol aircraft notified the 'Vigilant’s crew of a suspicious go-fast vessel approximately 35 miles southwest of Haiti. Vigilant’s boarding team interdicted the vessel, seizing more than 1,615 pounds of marijuana. On Aug 18, a maritime patrol aircraft spotted a suspicious go-fast vessel approximately 130 miles south of Jamaica. The USS 'Minneapolis Saint-Paul’s boarding team interdicted the vessel, seizing approximately 6,425 pounds of cocaine. On Aug 18, the 'Friesland’s crew detected a suspicious go-fast vessel approximately 20 miles west of Curacao. Friesland’s boarding team seized approximately 700 pounds of cocaine. The following assets and crews were involved in the interdiction operations: - U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton; - U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Vigilant; - U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Diligence; - U.S. Coast Guard Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron (HITRON) Jacksonville ; - U.S. Coast Guard Tactical Law Enforcement Team-Pacific (PAC-TACLET); - U.S. Coast Guard Tactical Law Enforcement Team-South (TACLET-South); - USS Minneapolis Saint-Paul; - USS Cole; - The Royal Netherlands Navy ship HNLMS Friesland; - Joint Interagency Task Force-South (JIATF-S); - U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Air and Marine Operations (CBP-AMO) aircrews; - Southeast Coast Guard District watchstanders; - Southwest Coast Guard District watchstanders. Report with video: https://www.news.uscg.mil/Press-Releases/Article/4285029/coast-guard-achieves-historic-milestone-with-offload-over-76140-lbs-in-illegal/

4,133 lbs of cocaine seized on Pacific

On Aug. 2, 2025, the crew of the USCGC 'Hamilton' seized 4,133 lbs of cocaine and detained three suspects after interdicting a vessel, which had been spotted jettisoning packages while patrolling the high seas of the Eastern Pacific. 50 packages tested positive for cocaine. Report with photos: https://x.com/USCGSoCal/status/1952418582559969708

Coast Guard Cutter offloaded more than 16,100 pounds of cocaine

The 'Hamilton'’s crew offloaded more than 16,100 pounds of cocaine worth an assessed street value of approximately $182.8 million in Port Everglades on Nov 2, 2024. The crew worked alongside interagency and international partners to interdict the illicit narcotics in international waters of the Eastern Pacific Ocean off South and Central America, deployed to the U.S. Southern Command joint operating area, which includes the Caribbean Sea and the Eastern Pacific Ocean, to conduct counter drug missions in support of Joint Interagency Task Force-South. The following assets and crews were involved in the interdictions:   - Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton;   - Coast Guard Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron; - Joint Interagency Task Force-South; - Eleventh Coast Guard District. Six suspected smugglers were also transferred to federal custody and face prosecution by the U.S. Department of Justice.   Report with photo: https://www.news.uscg.mil/Press-Releases/Article/3982970/coast-guard-cutter-hamilton-offloads-1828m-in-counternarcotics-at-port-everglad/