The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Northland offloaded approximately 2,220 kilos of cocaine and three,320 kilos of marijuana—estimated to be price $20.1 million—on Wednesday at Coast Guard Base Miami Seaside.
The haul was the results of 4 profitable interdictions within the Caribbean Sea, carried out by a multinational effort involving the Royal Canadian Navy’s HMCS William Corridor and the Royal Netherlands Navy’s HNLMS Friesland, every with U.S. Coast Guard regulation enforcement detachments onboard.
“Stopping dangerous and illicit narcotics from reaching our shores and coming into our communities is a crew effort,” stated Cmdr. Brian Gismervik, commanding officer of the Northland. “Within the dynamic maritime atmosphere, it takes the mixed efforts of our joint pressure—DoD, DHS, and worldwide companions—to fight transnational felony organizations.”
The operations included coordinated efforts from a number of companies and models:
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HMCS William Corridor (Royal Canadian Navy)
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HNLMS Friesland (Royal Netherlands Navy)
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USS Cole (U.S. Navy)
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U.S. Coast Guard Tactical Legislation Enforcement Workforce South, LEDET 404
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U.S. Coast Guard Tactical Legislation Enforcement Workforce Pacific, LEDET 103
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Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron Jacksonville
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Seventh Coast Guard District workers
These interdictions have been guided by the Joint Interagency Job Pressure-South, based mostly in Key West, which oversees the detection and monitoring of illicit drug actions by air and sea. As soon as interdiction is imminent, the U.S. Coast Guard assumes management of the operation, dealing with the apprehension and seizure phases.
All interdictions within the Caribbean fall beneath the authority of the Seventh Coast Guard District, headquartered in Miami.
USCGC Northland is a 270-foot Reliance-class medium endurance cutter homeported in Portsmouth, Virginia, working beneath the U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Space Command.
