Overview
- The seizure, totaling roughly 20,000 pounds of cocaine, was carried out by the crew of USCGC Cutter Munro in the Eastern Pacific.
- The interdiction took place on Tuesday, December 2, and the government publicly released footage on Friday, December 5.
- Coast Guard video shows a tactical helicopter shooter firing into the vessel’s engines to stop a high-speed boat.
- The Department of Homeland Security posted the clips with the message “Operation Pacific Viper eliminates narcoterrorists in the Eastern Pacific,” and President Donald Trump shared the videos on Truth Social.
- Officials have not disclosed the status or disposition of the intercepted crew, while earlier briefings credited the campaign with about 45 tonnes seized across 34 interdictions and 86 detentions by mid-October.