Over 20,000 Pounds of Cocaine Seized by US Coast Guard

Operation Pacific Viper directs U.S. forces to the Eastern Pacific region to counter criminal and cartel organizations.

Members of the U.S. Coast Guard stand aboard USCG Cutter James ahead of a press conference on illicit narcotics, at Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on April 9, 2025. Marco Bello/AFP via Getty Images

More than 20,000 pounds of cocaine were seized by the crew of USCGC Cutter Munro, the “largest at-sea interdiction in 18+ years,” the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) said in a Dec. 5 post on X.

“Through #OperationPacificViper, @USCG has accelerated counter-narcotics operations across the Eastern Pacific and delivered historic results in the fight against narco-terrorists,” the post stated.