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| From | Lane the Caustic <wichitajayhawks@msn.com> |
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| Newsgroups | alt.coast-guard, alt.politics.democrats, alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, sac.politics, talk.politics.guns, talk.politics.drugs |
| Subject | Re: Operation Pacific Viper: U.S. Coast Guard Announces Largest Drug Offload in its History |
| Date | 2025-08-31 09:32 -0500 |
| Message-ID | <mhj4opF3ismU2@mid.individual.net> (permalink) |
| References | <XnsB34815BD0BE0ABX@157.180.91.226> <108nvrj$v13q$2@dont-email.me> |
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Bobbie Sellers wrote: > > > On 8/27/25 02:08, useapen wrote: >> Release Date: August 26, 2025 >> The Coast Guard achieved its largest-ever drug seizure in a single >> operation in its history > > Well that will help keep street prices up.> >> Monday, the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton offloaded over 76,000 pounds >> of illegal drugs, valued at $473 million, at Port Everglades, Florida as >> part of Operation Pacific Viper. This offload included approximately >> 61,740 pounds of cocaine and approximately 14,400 pounds of marijuana. >> >> This is the largest drug offload in Coast Guard history. >> >> This is the first major offload of Operation Pacific Viper, a historic >> partnership between the Coast Guard and the U.S. Navy that is surging >> forces to the Eastern Pacific to cut off drugs and human smuggling before >> they ever reach American shores. As part of this operation, the Coast >> Guard conducted 19 interdictions in international waters of the Eastern >> Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea. They are defending the Homeland with >> overwhelming force. >> >> With a lethal dose of cocaine being as little as 1.2 grams, the amount >> offloaded by Hamilton’s crew is enough to potentially kill 23 million >> people. >> >> “The Coast Guard continues leading U.S. efforts to control, secure, and >> defend the U.S. border and maritime approaches,” said Admiral Kevin >> Lunday, Acting Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard. “The cutter HAMILTON’s >> record-breaking offload is the latest demonstration of the success of >> Operation Pacific Viper, the Coast Guard’s aggressive operations to >> defeat >> drug smugglers at sea in the Eastern Pacific Ocean near Central and South >> America. We are incredibly proud of our crews who are safeguarding our >> nation. HAMILTON’s success sends a strong signal to the cartels that we >> own the sea. We will defeat them and protect our communities from the >> death and devastation from the scourge of illegal drugs.” >> >> The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sampson (DDG 102), >> USCGC Stone (WMSL 758), USCGC Venturous (WMEC 625), and USCGC Seneca >> (WMEC >> 906), transit in formation while conducting operations in the Pacific >> Ocean. (U.S. Navy Photo by Naval Aircrewman (Tactical Helicopter) 2nd >> Class Teague Bullard) >> >> "The crew of Hamilton, who have been on the ship for over the last two >> months, personally interdicted over 47,000 pounds cocaine,” said Rear >> Adm. >> Adam Chamie, Coast Guard Southeast District Commander. “These men and >> women put themselves in harm's way time and again to stop the bad guys, >> apprehend the smugglers and seize the drugs. This is grueling and >> dangerous work, and I am extremely proud of them.” >> >> Operation Pacific Viper is part of a wider effort ordered by President >> Trump to combat foreign drug cartels in Latin America. This operation is >> still ongoing, and, under the leadership of Homeland Security Secretary >> Kristi Noem, the 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’s reign of terror. >> >> https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2025- >> 08/Hamilton%20Offload.jpg.webp?itok=g5LSSkW1 >> >> The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton offloads more than 76,140 lbs of >> illicit narcotics at Port Everglades, Florida, on August 25, 2025. >> This is >> the largest cocaine offload to date in Coast Guard history, with the >> assistance of partner agencies, during counterdrug operations in the >> Eastern Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea. (Photo by Petty Officer 2nd >> Class >> Taylor Bacon, U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters) >> >> https://www.dhs.gov/news/2025/08/26/operation-pacific-viper-us-coast- >> guard-announces-largest-drug-offload-its-history > > bliss Can you imagine using cocaine as a WMD to kill 23 million people? -- n
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Operation Pacific Viper: U.S. Coast Guard Announces Largest Drug Offload in its History useapen <yourdime@outlook.com> - 2025-08-27 09:08 +0000
Re: Operation Pacific Viper: U.S. Coast Guard Announces Largest Drug Offload in its History Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2025-08-27 15:12 -0700
Re: Operation Pacific Viper: U.S. Coast Guard Announces Largest Drug Offload in its History Lane the Caustic <wichitajayhawks@msn.com> - 2025-08-31 09:32 -0500
Re: Operation Pacific Viper: U.S. Coast Guard Announces Largest Drug Offload in its History Governor Swill <governor.swill@gmail.com> - 2025-08-31 12:08 -0400
Re: Operation Pacific Viper: U.S. Coast Guard Announces Largest Drug Offload in its History pothead <pothead@snakebite.com> - 2025-09-01 13:11 +0000
Re: Operation Pacific Viper: U.S. Coast Guard Announces Largest Drug Offload in its History Governor Swill <governor.swill@gmail.com> - 2025-09-01 13:48 -0400
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