Dossier
Operation Pacific Viper
Coverage of Operation Pacific Viper in the Nexus archive.
- U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Bear returns after $63 million drug seizure in Eastern Pacific
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Bear returned to Portsmouth after a 74-day deployment in the Eastern Pacific under Operation Pacific Viper, during which over $63 million in illegal drugs, including nearly six tons of cocaine and marijuana, were seized.
- Coast Guard seizes over 4,500 pounds of cocaine worth $34M from suspected narco-terrorist vessel on Easter
The U.S. Coast Guard seized over 4,500 pounds of cocaine valued at $34 million from a suspected narco-terrorist vessel in the Eastern Pacific during Operation Pacific Viper. This seizure is part of a broader Trump administration effort to combat drug trafficking and dismantle transnational criminal organizations.