Media Advisory: U.S. Coast Guard, Royal Canadian Navy to offload more than 5,100 pounds of seized cocaine

U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 12/07/2018 12:05 AM EST

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Media Advisory  

Dec. 7, 2018
U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area
Contact: Coast Guard Pacific Area Public Affairs
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U.S. Coast Guard, Royal Canadian Navy to offload more than 5,100 pounds of seized cocaine

US Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET) members proceed to test and assess the drug packages recovered during Operation CARIBBE on 6 November 2018. Crewmembers from HMCS EDMONTON and members from the U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET) conduct a narcotics seizure during Operation CARIBBE, 20 November 2018. 20 November 2018
Crewmembers from HMCS EDMONTON and members from the U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET) conduct a narcotics seizure during Operation CARIBBE, 20 November 2018. A Royal Canadian Navy member from HMCS EDMONTON and United States Coast Guard (USCG) Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET) members practice vessel tactical approaches as they test their communication with HMCS Edmonton during Operation CARIBBE, 25 October 2018. Crewmembers from HMCS EDMONTON and members from the U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET) conduct a narcotics seizure during Operation CARIBBE, 20 November 2018.

WHAT: Offload approximately 5,100 pounds of cocaine

WHO: United States Coast Guard Vice Adm. Linda Fagan, Pacific Area commander, and Royal Canadian Navy Rear Adm. Bob Auchterlonie, Maritime Forces Pacific commander, will highlight international cooperation in combating the threat posed by transnational organized crime groups. Members of Coast Guard Pacific Tactical Law Enforcement team members will be available for one-on-one interviews.  

WHEN: 8 a.m. Friday

WHERE: Navy Base San Diego, Pier 5. All media interested in attending this offload event must enter via Gate 6A at 7 a.m. for security screening prior to accessing the base.

 

SAN DIEGO — U.S. Coast Guard and Royal Canadian Navy crews are scheduled to offload more than 5,100 pounds of seized cocaine Friday, worth nearly $70 million wholesale, in San Diego following a 49-day counterdrug patrol in the Eastern Pacific aboard Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Edmonton with an embedded U.S. Coast Guard law enforcement detachment.

Editor’s Note:  Only credentialed media will be granted access to the event. Media must arrive at 7 a.m. to be screened by security. Be prepared to show government-issued photo identification, such as a driver's license or passport, and media credentials at the security checkpoint.

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