The US Coast Guard seized $33 million worth of drugs from a fishing vessel smuggling narcotics in the Gulf of Oman on Tuesday, according to the US Naval Forces Central Command.
Coast Guard Emlen Tunnell found more than 8,800 pounds of hashish and about 1,128 pounds of methamphetamine.
The ship was patrolling the waters of the Gulf of Oman as part of Combined Task Force (CTF) 150, a consortium of allies working to disrupt criminal and terrorist activities in the area.
About $33 million worth of hashish and methamphetamine seized from a fishing boat smuggling drugs in the Gulf of Oman on Tuesday.
(US Coast Guard)
“This is just the beginning of our work to conduct maritime security operations in the region to stop illicit activities and drug smuggling,” UK Royal Navy Captain James Byron, commanding officer, said in a statement. of CTF 150. “This is the result of a valuable partnership between CTF 150 and all partner nations in the Combined Maritime Forces.”
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The CTF 150 has seized about $1 billion worth of drugs, including hashish, heroin, opium and amphetamines, since 2021.
US Coast Guard personnel Glen Harris intercepts a fishing vessel smuggling drugs in the Gulf of Oman on August 30, 2022.
(US Coast Guard)
In October, US Coast Guard Patrolman Glen Harris seized about $48 million worth of hashish and methamphetamine from drug dealers, while another patrolman seized about $20 million worth of narcotics in August.
Aside from drugs, patrols led by the US Navy and Coast Guard have also intercepted smugglers trying to smuggle weapons through the Gulf of Oman.
More than 2,000 assault rifles seized by the US Navy from Iranian smugglers.
(NAVCENT Public Affairs)
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Earlier this month, the US Navy seized 2,116 AK-47 assault rifles from a Yemeni-manned vessel in the gulf. Lethal aid was being smuggled from Iran to Houthi rebels in Yemen.
