Overview

• Officials said the seized narcotics include about 61,740 pounds of cocaine and 14,400 pounds of marijuana with an estimated street value of $473 million.
• Rear Adm. Adam Chamie said the cocaine equates to roughly 23 million potentially lethal doses, underscoring the threat posed by transnational trafficking.
• The interdictions involved three Coast Guard cutters, two U.S. Navy warships, a Royal Netherlands Navy ship, Coast Guard helicopter units, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations, and Joint Interagency Task Force elements.
• Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton’s crew accounted for more than 47,000 pounds of cocaine, intercepted 11 go-fast vessels, and detained 34 suspected traffickers during the deployment.
• Cases stretched from waters near the Galapagos and Socorro Island to areas off Venezuela, Jamaica, Aruba, Haiti, and Curaçao, and officials say Operation Pacific Viper remains active.