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.
More than $275M worth of cocaine offloaded by US Coast Guard in San Diego
The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Waesche crew offloaded over 37,000 pounds of cocaine in San Diego on Thursday, with an estimated street value exceeding $275 million, military officials noted in a press release.
Coast Guard offloads 18-plus tons of seized cocaine in San Diego
During a stopover in San Diego Thursday, the crew of a Northern California-based U.S. Coast Guard ship offloaded more than 18 tons of cocaine seized from seafaring traffickers in the Eastern Pacific over the last several months.
Coast Guard Crew Confiscates Cocaine at Sea with Street Value of $275 Million
During a stop in San Diego Thursday, the crew of a U.S. Coast Guard cutter offloaded more than 18 tons of cocaine.
US: Coast Guard Seizes $275 Million in Cocaine in Major Bust Off California Coast
February 14, 2025 The U.S. Coast Guard made a massive drug seizure on February 13, offloading more than $275 million worth of illegal cocaine in San Diego. The drugs were intercepted in international waters of the Eastern Pacific Ocean by the U.
Coast Guard Suspends Search for Missing Service Member
The Coast Guard suspended its search for a missing guardsman Saturday after five days. Seaman Bryan Lee, 23, of Rancho Cordova, Calif., went missing from USCGC Waesche (WMSL-751) Tuesday morning while the cutter was off the Pacific coast of Mexico,
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)
USCG Offloads Mmre than $275m in Cocaine in San Diego
The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Waesche (WMSL 751) will offload approximately 37,256 pounds of cocaine, valued at over $275 million, at 1:30 p.m.
Coast Guard Continues Search for Missing Guardsman
The Coast Guard continues to search for a missing guardsman who went overboard on Tuesday while aboard USCGC Waesche (WMSL-751) off the Pacific coast of Mexico, near the border with Guatemala. The cutter was conducting routine counter-drug patrolling approximately 300 nautical miles south of Mexico when the crew discovered that a guardsman was unaccounted for,
23-Year-Old Coast Guard Member Vanished During Drug Patrol, and Authorities Haven't Been Able to Find Him
The Coast Guard has suspended its search for a crew member days after he was last seen on a ship in the eastern Pacific Ocean ...
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Coast Guard cutter lands $275 million in cocaine after Eastern Pacific patrol
After a three-month patrol the crew of the Coast Guard cutter Waesche offloaded $275 million worth of cocaine, confiscated ...
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Coast Guard Member Dies During Eastern Pacific Deployment
Waesche was commissioned in 2010, the second ship in the Legend Class, the Coast Guard's largest offshore maritime cutters at ...