HONOLULU (KHON2) — Honolulu-based Coast Guard Cutter Midgett returned back to the islands on Oct. 3 following their 79-day deployment to the eastern Pacific with the “Operation Pacific Viper” counterdrug mission.
The crew patrolled international waters near Mexico and Central America, and apprehended 19 alleged drug smugglers in the process.
Additionally, they interdicted four suspected drug smuggling vessels, seizing 21,126 pounds of cocaine from entering the country.
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The cocaine was valued at more than $156.4 million and was offloaded in San Diego back in September…