Days After Losing a Crew Member at Sea, Coast Guard Cutter Returns With $275M Narcotics Haul
After months at sea, the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Waesche returned to San Diego on Thursday, with over 37,000 pounds of confiscated cocaine and one less crew member, lost at sea, officials said.
U.S. Coast Guard suspends search in Pacific Ocean for missing Sacramento County crew member
The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended its search for one of its crew members, a Sacramento County man who went missing two weeks ago after an extensive search that covered more than 19,000 square nautical miles in the Pacific Ocean.
U.S. Coast Guard ship offloads $275 million of cocaine days after crew member lost at sea
The illicit drug haul came from 11 interceptions of suspected drug smuggling vessels in the Eastern Pacific Ocean.
Coast Guard using ship, helicopter to search for missing crew member in Eastern Pacific Ocean
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Waesche (WMSL-751) and U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Forrest Rednour (WPC-1129) conduct a towing evolution on December 7, 2024. Waesche makes its approach to pass the tow line over to Forrest Rednour to initiate the tow. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by ET2 Thomas Gaeckle)
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Offloads More Than $275 Million Worth Of Seized Cocaine In San Diego
The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Waesch has been very, very busy since the month of December. In that time, they seized over 37,000 pounds of
Coast Guard Cutter Waesche offloads $275 million of cocaine
The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Waesche offloaded 37,256 pounds of cocaine on Thursday in San Diego. The cocaine was captured in 11 separate drug smuggling vessel interdictions off the coasts of Mexico and Central and South America in December through February.
Days after losing a crew member at sea near Mexico, Coast Guard Cutter returns with $275-million narcotics haul
After months at sea, the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Waesche returned to San Diego on Thursday, with over 37,000 pounds of confiscated cocaine and one less crew member.
Coast Guard announces seizure of cocaine worth $275 million
The U.S. Coast Guard in San Diego said on Thursday that it offloaded more than 37,000 pounds of cocaine from nearly a dozen smuggling interdictions from December through February worth $275 million.
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