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'Waesche offloaded approximately 37,256 pounds of cocaine
The crew of the 'Waesche (WMSL 751)' offloaded approximately 37,256 pounds of cocaine, with an estimated value of more than $275 million, on Feb 13 in San Diego as the result of 11 separate suspected drug smuggling vessel interdictions or events off the coasts of Mexico and Central and South America by the Coast Guard Cutter from Dec 2024 to Feb 2025. Multiple U.S. agencies, including the Departments of Defense, Justice, and Homeland Security, were collaborating in the effort to combat transnational organized crime. The Coast Guard, Navy, Customs and Border Protection, FBI, Drug Enforcement Administration, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement, along with allied and international partner agencies, all play a role in counter-narcotic operations. Report with video: https://www.news.uscg.mil/Press-Releases/Article/4066888/coast-guard-offloads-more-than-275-million-worth-of-illegal-cocaine-in-san-diego/
Coast Guard Cutter offloaded approximately 37,256 pounds of cocaine
On Feb 13 at 1.30 p.m,. the 'Waesche' offloaded approximately 37,256 pounds of cocaine, with an estimated value of more than $275 million, at 10th Ave Marine Terminal in San Diego. The offload was a result of 11 separate suspected drug smuggling vessel interdictions or events off the coasts of Mexico and Central and South America by the Coast Guard Cutter from December 2024 through to February. Report with photo: https://www.news.uscg.mil/Press-Releases/Article/4064928/media-advisory-coast-guard-to-offload-more-than-275-million-of-cocaine-in-san-d/
Search for missing crew member suspended
The U.S. Coast Guard announced on Feb 10, 2025, that it has suspended its search for Seaman Bryan K. Lee, a 23-year-old crew member of the 'Waesche (WMSL 751)'. Lee was reported missing on the morning of Feb. 4 while the vessel was operating in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. The search was called off on Feb. 8, after covering more than 19,000 square nautical miles over 190 hours without success. Lee, from Rancho Cordova, Calif., was discovered unaccounted for at 6:45 a.m. LT while the cutter was conducting a routine counter-drug patrol approximately 300 nautical miles south of Mexico. The cutter immediately diverted from its patrol to begin search operations.The search effort involved multiple Coast Guard assets as well as support from U.S. and Mexican agencies. Participating units included the 'Waesche' and its embarked helicopter aircrew, two Customs and Border Protection Dash-8 aircraft from Joint Interagency Task Force – South, a U.S. Air Force 39th Rescue Squadron C-130 aircraft, a U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak C-130 aircraft, Waesche’s embarked unmanned aircraft system drone, a Mexican Navy offshore patrol vessel, and a Mexican Navy maritime patrol aircraft. The search remains suspended pending any new developments.
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