Coast Guard has seized 150,000 pounds of cocaine in Pacific Ocean since summer

Record Pacific Bust Highlights Coast Guard’s Expanding Crackdown On Cartels

The U.S. Coast Guard has seized more than 150,000 pounds of cocaine in the Eastern Pacific since August under Operation Pacific Viper, marking one of the most aggressive maritime drug interdiction campaigns in years. The agency highlighted a record bust earlier this month, when a helicopter fired disabling shots at a “go-fast” vessel before crews seized over 20,000 pounds of cocaine — the largest at-sea interdiction since 2007, according to the …

Coast Guard releases video of cocaine seizure in Pacific, showing shots fired at alleged drug boat

The Coast Guard said it has seized more than 150,000 pounds of cocaine in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, including a record-breaking bust earlier this month.

Coast Guard has seized 150,000 pounds of cocaine in Pacific Ocean since summer

The U.S. Coast Guard has seized more than 150,000 pounds of cocaine off the west coast of North America since early August.

U.S. Coast Guard Has Seized 150,000 Pounds of Cocaine Since August

The U.S. Coast Guard says that it has seized 68 tonnes of cocaine since beginning an intensive interdiction campaign in the Eastern Pacific in August...

U.S. Coast Guard Seizes $1.1B in Cocaine in Record-Breaking Pacific Operation

The U.S. Coast Guard announced Tuesday it has seized more than 150,000 pounds of cocaine in the Eastern Pacific Ocean since launching Operation Pacific Viper in early August, marking one...

Coast Guard seizes 150,000 pounds of cocaine through Operation Pacific Viper, interdicts drug smuggling vessel loaded with over 20,000 pounds of cocaine

From U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, Dec. 9, 2025  WASHINGTON — The U.S. Coast Guard announced Tuesday it has seized more than 150,000 pounds of cocaine in the Eastern Pacific Ocean since launching Operation Pacific Viper in early August.  With a dose of 1.2 grams of cocaine being enough to kill a person, the amount seized through Operation Pacific Viper equates to over 57 million potentially lethal doses.  “Operation Pacific Viper has proven to …