U.S. Navy Ship Patrolling Middle East Seizes $42 Million in Drugs
21 April 2023
From U.S. Naval Forces Central Command / U.S. 5th Fleet Public Affairs
MANAMA, Bahrain - A U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer interdicted a fishing vessel attempting to smuggle $42 million in illegal drugs while transiting the Gulf of Oman, April 21.
USS Paul Hamilton (DDG 60) was operating in support of Combined Task Force (CTF) 150 when it discovered the fishing vessel smuggling 802 kilograms of methamphetamine and 1,000 kilograms of hashish. CTF 150 is one of four task forces under Combined Maritime Forces, a multinational naval partnership consisting of 38 nations.
Before U.S. Navy and Coast Guard members from Paul Hamilton seized the vessel, five smugglers on board attempted to discard 50 bags of methamphetamine weighing 35 pounds each by throwing the drugs overboard. Some of the bags were able to be recovered from the water.
https://www.navy.mil/Press-Office/News-Stories/Article/3370572/us-navy-ship-patrolling-middle-east-seizes-42-million-in-drugs/
