New York Times reporters spent two days with the Coast Guard’s drug interdiction teams to see how they stop suspected drug ...

US Navy destroyer USS Pinckney and an embarked US Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment conduct counternarcotics operations in the Caribbean, July 22, 2020. US Navy/MCS3 Erick A. Parsons Since April ...

Overall, Coast Guard illegal narcotics seizures were up this year by 200%, the Department of Homeland Security said.

The crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stone offloaded approximately 45,600 pounds of illicit narcotics worth more than $517.5 million at Port Everglades, Thursday.The seized contraband was the result of ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A change of command ceremony was conducted Thursday for the crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron. The command of HITRON was transferred to Capt.

Crew members from Coast Guard Cutter Midgett (WMSL 757), the Coast Guard Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron (HITRON), Coast Guard Tactical Law Enforcement Team – South and unmanned aerial ...

PORTSMOUTH, Va. - The crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Spencer returned to Portsmouth after helping intercept narcotics traffickers in the Pacific Ocean during a 78-day patrol off the shores of Central ...

Crewmembers of the Coast Guard Cutter Bear (WMEC-901) offload 3,086 pounds of cocaine in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on Feb. 4, 2020. (Photo by Ricardo Castrodad/U.S. Coast Guard District 7 PADET San Juan) ...

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge recently approved the use of the Coast Guard's Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron (HITRON) for armed specialized missions in our nation's ...