The Sentinel-class quick response cutter USCGC Emlen Tunnell (WPC 1145) seized 173 kilograms of methamphetamines following a search. The Coast Guardsmen correctly disposed of the medicine and launched the vessel.
That is the second interdiction by CTF 150 of the yr and marks the 14th time they’ve seized unlawful narcotics at sea since France took command in July 2023. Throughout their tenure, greater than 16 tons of unlawful narcotics with a road worth of over $600 million had been seized and disposed of, stopping legal and terrorist organizations producing revenue from drug smuggling. The seizure got here sooner or later earlier than France turned over command of the duty drive to the Royal Canadian Navy.
The mission of Mixed Activity Power 150 is to disrupt the flexibility of non-state actors to maneuver weapons or medicine, or have interaction in different illicit actions, within the Gulf of Oman, Arabian Sea and Indian Ocean.
CTF 150 is one among 5 activity forces beneath Mixed Maritime Forces, the world’s largest multinational naval partnership, and focuses on maritime safety operations within the Gulf of Oman, Arabian Sea and Indian Ocean.
The 39-nation naval partnership upholds the worldwide rules-based order by selling safety and stability throughout 3.2 million sq. miles of water encompassing among the world’s most vital delivery lanes.
