Overview

• Cutter Hamilton offloaded narcotics valued at about $473 million, including roughly 28,000 kilograms of cocaine and 6,500 kilograms of marijuana.
• The seizures resulted from interdictions conducted between June 26 and August 18 under the Take Back America campaign with JIATF-S coordination and Department of Defense support.
• Authorities reported about 34 suspected traffickers detained during the multiagency maritime operations.
• Detection and interdiction relied on maritime patrol aircraft, unmanned aerial systems, and HITRON helicopter tactics to stop high-speed smuggling vessels.
• Multiple U.S. Coast Guard cutters and Navy ships participated with international partners, including the Royal Netherlands Navy’s HNLMS Friesland.