{"id":875,"date":"2025-12-13T04:36:24","date_gmt":"2025-12-13T04:36:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/duye.live\/?p=875"},"modified":"2025-12-13T04:36:25","modified_gmt":"2025-12-13T04:36:25","slug":"us-coast-guard-intercepts-smugglers-in-eastern-pacific-ocean-drugs-worth-millions-seized","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/duye.live\/?p=875","title":{"rendered":"US Coast Guard intercepts smugglers in eastern Pacific ocean\u00a0drugs worth millions seized\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A dramatic viral&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/viral-coast-guard-video-shows-dramatic-open-ocean-drug-interdiction\">video<\/a>&nbsp;from the Coast Guard shows service members completing a swift and precise drug interdiction against smugglers in the eastern Pacific Ocean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Members of the small-boat crew U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Kimball (WMSL 756) conducted the operation on April 17, according to the military branch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The video, taken by Petty Officer 3rd Class Austin Wiley, shows the Kimball rapidly descending upon the suspected drug smugglers, with the service members barking commands that led to an immediate surrender.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHands up!\u201d the service members can be heard yelling in Spanish at the suspects on the alleged smuggling vessel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The men are then ordered onto their stomachs with their hands spread.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They immediately complied.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The crew then boarded the vessel and arrested the suspects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe fifth interdiction during Kimball\u2019s patrol is a great example of how complex it is to stop illegal activities on the open ocean,\u201d the Coast Guard said of the video taken by Petty Officer 3rd Class Austin Wiley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cKimball started with aerial surveillance then engaged tactical law enforcement, and then sank the vessel so it wouldn\u2019t be a hazard to other vessels.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-9-16 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Coast Guard Cutter Kimball Interdicts Drug Smuggling Vessel Eastern Pacific Ocean April 2025\" width=\"563\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uip59gATCZk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/duye.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-178.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-876\" style=\"width:735px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/duye.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-178.png 512w, https:\/\/duye.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-178-300x211.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A dramatic viral&nbsp;video&nbsp;from the Coast Guard shows service members completing a swift and precise drug interdiction against smugglers in the eastern Pacific Ocean. 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