U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Active returns home following counterdrug patrol, $41.3M cocaine seized

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U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Active returns home following counterdrug patrol, $41.3M cocaine seized
12/22/2025 06:56 PM EST

The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Active (WMEC 618) returned to its home port of Port Angeles Sunday, concluding a 60-day counternarcotics deployment to the Eastern Pacific Ocean in support of Operation Pacific Viper. The Active's crew of 75 Coast Guard men and women patrolled 10,000 nautical miles and interdicted two suspected drug-smuggling vessels, seizing more than 6,000 pounds of cocaine with an estimated street value of $41.3 million.
Thirty-three bales of contraband sit on the USCGC Active’s (WMEC 618) flight deck from an interdiction of a suspected drug smuggling vessel while patrolling the Eastern Pacific Ocean, Nov. 25, 2025. Active’s crew seized more than 3,300 pounds of cocaine and detained three suspected drug smugglers during the operation. (U.S. Coast Guard courtesy photo.)