“Coast Guard Cutter Valiant offloads $141 million in illicit drugs interdicted in the Caribbean Sea” –News Release

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Valiant (WMEC 621) and French Navy Frigate FS Ventôse (F733) conduct joint exercises at sea, Sept. 29, 2024, while underway in the Windward Passage. The crew of Valiant conducted a 49-day migrant interdiction operations patrol in the region to protect life at sea and enforce U.S. maritime law. (Photo courtesy of FS Ventôse)

Below is a news release. It included no photos. I wanted to give some more credit to the other units and countries involved, so I have added photos of all four ships involved in the six interdictions. We get a lot of help from allies with territories in the Western Hemisphere–UK, France, and in this case Canada and the Netherlands.

USCGC Joseph Doyle (WPC-1133)

Netherlands OPV Groningen, 19 April 2017.

USCGC Richard Snyder (WPC 1127) participates in Operation Nanook in the Davis Strait on Aug. 4, 2021. Snyder worked alongside USCGC Escanaba (WMEC 907), the Royal Canadian Navy’s HMCS Harry Dewolf (AOPV 430), and HMCS Goose Bay (MM 707) in Operation Nanook to enhance collective abilities to respond to safety and security issues in the High North through air and maritime presence activities, maritime domain defense, and security exercises. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by USCGC Richard Snyder)


March 5, 2025

MEDIA ADVISORY: Coast Guard Cutter Valiant offloads $141 million in illicit drugs interdicted in the Caribbean Sea

MIAMI — Members of Coast Guard Cutter Valiant are scheduled to offload 12,471 pounds of illicit narcotics with a street value of more than $141 million.

WHO: Coast Guard Cutter Valiant, Seventh Coast Guard District

WHAT: The Coast Guard Cutter Valiant’s crew will offload 12,471 pounds of illicit narcotics with a street value of more than $141 million. Media are invited to interview a Coast Guard Cutter Valiant crew member in both Spanish and English.

WHEN: Thursday, March 6, at 9 a.m.

WHERE: Coast Guard Base Miami Beach, 100 MacArthur Cswy, Miami Beach, FL 33139

The offload is a culmination of six interdictions conducted by the crews of:

  • U.S. Coast Guard Valiant
  • U.S. Coast Guard Joseph Doyle
  • Royal Netherlands Navy HNLMS Groningen
  • Royal Canadian Navy HMCS Harry DeWolf
  • U.S. Coast Guard Tactical Law Enforcement Team Pacific
  • U.S. Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations

Media are required to bring media credentials to get on Base Miami Beach. Media who do not have official credentials or do not RSVP will not be allowed entry. It is recommended to carpool due to space constraints. Plan to arrive at the front gate no later than 8:30 a.m. for escort to the pier.

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