{"id":60846,"date":"2026-04-12T13:08:21","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T13:08:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\/?p=60846"},"modified":"2026-04-12T13:08:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T13:08:21","slug":"coast-guard-confiscates-over-33-million-of-cocaine-in-major-bust","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\/?p=60846","title":{"rendered":"Coast Guard Confiscates Over $33 Million of Cocaine in Major Bust"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The U.S. Coast Guard has made a drug bust valued at more than $33 million as part of an interdiction effort launched by the Trump administration last year.<\/p>\n

The U.S. Coast Guard cutter Escanaba seized 4,510 pounds of cocaine, worth $33.9 million, while on an Easter Sunday patrol in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, according to a Department of Homeland Security news release<\/a>.<\/p>\n

A U.S. patrol aircraft alerted the Escanaba after it spotted a suspected narco-terrorist vessel, and the crew started throwing suspected contraband overboard.<\/p>\n

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Keeping Americans SAFE.<\/p>\n

On Easter Sunday, the @USCG<\/a> Cutter Escanaba seized more than 4,510 pounds of cocaine worth $33.9 MILLION during a routine patrol in the Eastern Pacific Ocean.<\/p>\n

Thank you to these heroes for saving American lives by keeping these deadly drugs out of our\u2026<\/p>\n

\u2014 Homeland Security (@DHSgov) April 9, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter was launched after the contact off the coast of Ecuador.<\/p>\n

The release said that the cutter \u201cdeployed its over-the-horizon cutter pursuit boat crew and relaunched the helicopter aircrew to recover the contraband.\u201d<\/p>\n

The action was part of Operation Pacific Viper.<\/p>\n

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Sustained impact through Operation Pacific Viper. @USCG<\/a> Cutter Escanaba and its embarked helicopter team located and recovered a floating bale field Sunday in the Eastern Pacific, seizing over 4,500 lbs of cocaine valued at nearly $34M. That\u2019s 1.7M potentially lethal doses that\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/3tbMAnLlj4<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 U.S. Coast Guard (@USCG) April 10, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

A 2025 news release<\/a> noted that \u201cOperation Pacific Viper is part of a wider effort ordered by President Trump to combat foreign drug cartels in Latin America.\u201d<\/p>\n

During the ongoing operations, \u201cthe men and women of the Coast Guard will continue deploying overwhelming force against the cartels, cutting off the flow of drugs into the United States and put an end to the cartel\u2019s reign of terror,\u201d the release said.<\/p>\n

The release noted that the first 19 operations netted a total of illegal drugs worth $473 million, including 61,740 pounds of cocaine and about 14,400 pounds of marijuana.<\/p>\n

After the most recent seizure, DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin said that \u201cOperation Pacific Viper plays a central part of President Trump\u2019s fight against the cartels at sea, cutting off their ability to make money by trafficking their poison into our country.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThis operation has already seized over 215,000 pounds of cocaine and has arrested over 160 suspected narco-traffickers. The brave men and women of the Coast Guard are saving American lives by keeping these deadly drugs out of our communities and off our streets,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

The release said that the Coast Guard \u201chas surged cutters, aircraft, and tactical teams to interdict, seize, and disrupt the flow of cocaine and other illicit drugs.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThese efforts are a critical part of the Trump administration\u2019s strategy to fight narco-terrorism and dismantle transnational criminal organizations,\u201d the release said.<\/p>\n

Through Operation Pacific Viper, the Coast Guard has taken in 215,000 pounds of cocaine and detained 160 suspected narco-traffickers.<\/p>\n

In one November 2025 seizure, the Coast Guard cutter Stone offloaded more than 49,000 pounds of illicit drugs worth $362 million.<\/p>\n

This article appeared originally on The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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