Border Security: Coast Guard Seizes 40 Tons of Drugs from Cartel Smugglers
Patrols tripled off Southern US Coast
The U.S. Coast Guard has seized more than 80,000 pounds of drugs since Jan. 21, 2025, being smuggled by drug cartels into the U.S.
The crew of the US Coast Guard Cutter Stone seized over 10,000 pounds of cocaine from four drug trafficking vessels interdicted in one day during its current patrol off the US Southern Border. They also apprehended eight cartel smugglers and destroyed their smuggling boats.
Meanwhile, the U.S. Northern Command (NORTHCOM) has deployed two U.S. Navy warships to the Southern Border to support Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Coast Guard operations. One of those ships - the Arleigh-Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS Gravely - left Virginia on Saturday, March 15, 2025, bound for waters off the US Southern Coast.
A Coast Guard Law-Enforcement Detachment is aboard the naval ships to enforce any violations of US laws (such as drug & human smuggling) the USS Gravely may encounter.
“The Coast Guard leads the U.S. government’s efforts to control, secure and defend the nation’s borders and maritime approaches, starting at the U.S. southern border where the president has declared a national emergency. We are now leveraging U.S. Navy capabilities with Coast Guard teams aboard to augment our forces off Southern California and Texas. We are grateful for this crucial support from our teammates at NORTHCOM and the U.S. Navy. These Navy ships provide unique capability to complement U.S. Coast Guard operations to achieve 100% operational control of the border.” - US Coast Guard Admiral Kevin Lunday
Since Jan. 21, the Coast Guard has tripled its forces operating on the southern border to further tighten U.S. Border Security.
Should the US continue to increase Coast Guard & Naval Patrols off the Southern Coasts to tighten border security?
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Jack Beavers
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