{"id":82380,"date":"2026-03-09T20:24:22","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:24:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2026\/03\/09\/coast-guard-breaks-18-year-record-with-250-million-drug-bust\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T17:02:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T17:02:00","slug":"coast-guard-breaks-18-year-record-with-250-million-drug-bust","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2026\/03\/09\/coast-guard-breaks-18-year-record-with-250-million-drug-bust\/","title":{"rendered":"Coast Guard breaks 18-year record with $250 million drug bust"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. Coast Guard set a new record for the largest drug seizure made at sea in 18 years, which also turned out to be the largest bust ever in the history of its tactical helicopter unit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The California-based Coast Guard cutter Munro <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news.uscg.mil\/Press-Releases\/Article\/4426962\/coast-guard-cutter-munro-crew-returns-home-after-119-day-multi-mission-patrol-m\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.news.uscg.mil\/Press-Releases\/Article\/4426962\/coast-guard-cutter-munro-crew-returns-home-after-119-day-multi-mission-patrol-m\/\">announced<\/a> the news after returning Sunday from a 119-day deployment that began in November of last year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sailing in the Eastern Pacific, the Munro spotted a go-fast smuggling boat and took up what became an intense pursuit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.af.mil\/About-Us\/Fact-Sheets\/Display\/Article\/104532\/scan-eagle\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.af.mil\/About-Us\/Fact-Sheets\/Display\/Article\/104532\/scan-eagle\/\">Scan Eagle<\/a> surveillance drone participated in the pursuit alongside an MH-65 helicopter of the Coast Guard\u2019s Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron. 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