{"id":59798,"date":"2025-12-06T17:13:53","date_gmt":"2025-12-06T17:13:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/20000-pound-cocaine-seizure-by-coast-guard-breaks-18-year-old-record\/"},"modified":"2025-12-06T17:13:53","modified_gmt":"2025-12-06T17:13:53","slug":"20000-pound-cocaine-seizure-by-coast-guard-breaks-18-year-old-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/20000-pound-cocaine-seizure-by-coast-guard-breaks-18-year-old-record\/","title":{"rendered":"20,000-pound cocaine seizure by Coast Guard breaks 18-year-old record"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-0\">\n  <!-- lil observer --><br \/>\n      <span class=\"content__observer-marker content__observer-marker--fixed lazyload\"\/><\/p>\n<section class=\"content__body\">\n<p>A U.S. Coast Guard ship seized more than 20,000 pounds of cocaine from a single ship this week, making the largest at-sea interdiction in nearly 20 years, officials said.<\/p>\n<p>The Coast Guard said the crew of the Munro, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pacificarea.uscg.mil\/Our-Organization\/Cutters\/cgcMunro\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">cutter that patrols the Pacific<\/a> and is based in Alameda, California, made the seizure during &#8220;counter-narcotics operations&#8221; in the Eastern Pacific. The incident was part of Operation Pacific Viper, an effort by the Trump Administration to stop the flow of illicit drugs through the Pacific Ocean.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Video shows Coast Guard vehicles pursuing a go-fast vessel that appears to have multiple people aboard. A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvidshub.net\/video\/989073\/hitron-aircrew-disables-suspected-smuggling-vessel-eastern-pacific\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">helicopter crew disabled<\/a> the &#8220;non-compliant&#8221; vessel, the agency said. The Munro then <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvidshub.net\/video\/989074\/coast-guard-cutter-munro-interdicts-suspected-drug-vessel-eastern-pacific\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">arrived on scene<\/a> to seize the drugs.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Coast Guard did not say what happened to the people who appeared to be aboard the vessel.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our maritime fighting force is leading America&#8217;s drug interdiction operations, protecting the Homeland, and keeping deadly drugs out of American communities,&#8221; the Coast Guard said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/USCG\/status\/1997083491557584933?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">post on social media<\/a>, alongside a video clip.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-twitter-tweet embed--float-none embed--size-medium lazyload\" data-require=\"third-party\/twitter-widgets\">\n<div class=\"embed__content-wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Over 20,000 pounds of cocaine seized by the crew of USCGC Cutter Munro \u2014 the largest at-sea interdiction in 18+ years.\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>Through <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/OperationPacificViper?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">#OperationPacificViper<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USCG?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">@USCG<\/a> has accelerated counter-narcotics operations across the Eastern Pacific and delivered historic results in the fight\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eQkCHeZDzW\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">pic.twitter.com\/eQkCHeZDzW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 U.S. Coast Guard (@USCG) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USCG\/status\/1997083491557584933?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">December 5, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Authorities have long fought to intercept boats carrying drugs from Central and South America. The Trump administration has targeted some vessels with lethal strikes, killing dozens and drawing controversy. Some have <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/trump-hegseth-venezuela-boat-strikes-war-crimes-are-they-legal\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">questioned their legality<\/a><\/span>, especially after a <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/pentagon-briefing-congress-venezuela-alleged-drug-boats\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">second strike was conducted<\/a><\/span> on survivors of an incident on September 2. The Trump administration has defended the strikes.<\/p>\n<p>Colombian authorities seized more than 7 tons of cocaine from boats in the Caribbean earlier this week, the country&#8217;s navy said on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FNC_ArmadaCol\/status\/1996606298431836520\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">social media<\/a>. 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