The Coast Guard seized six tons of cocaine from a bare-bones submarine in the Eastern Pacific
The Valiant was alerted to the 40-foot self-propelled semi-submersible by a maritime patrol aircraft. After receiving orders to intercept the sub, the Valiant sent out two teams to board the sub. The mission began a little after sunset and was completed by the following morning.
“There are no words to describe the feeling Valiant crew is experiencing right now,” said the Valiant’s commanding officer, Cmdr. Matthew Waldron. “In a 24-hour period, the crew both crossed the equator and intercepted a drug-laden self-propelled semi-submersible vessel. Each in and of themselves is momentous events in any cutterman’s career.”The Valiant’s “narco sub” bust is just one of many successful drug seizures the Coast Guard has carried out recently.
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