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Coast Guard nabs $20 million of illegal drugs in major bust
The Coast Guard seized $20 million worth of illegal drugs on Saturday in the Arabian Sea.
Is the Coast Guard’s icebreaker project doomed?
Capitol Hill wrangling might shift money for a new icebreaker to President Donald Trump's border wall.
By Carl Prine
US-led coalition destroys Islamic State narcotics cache — including 300,000 so-called ‘Jihadi pills’
The international coalition to defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria destroyed a large drug cache on June 12 that was previously controlled by the militant group.
By Kyle Rempfer
US airstrikes against Taliban drug labs extend to western Afghanistan
In perhaps a sign of the campaign’s success, U.S. Forces-Afghanistan recently announced that its efforts to stem Taliban financing by bombing narcotics facilities would expand beyond southern Afghanistan.
By Kyle Rempfer
From record cocaine seizures to hybrid war, Coast Guard missions on the rise
The Coast Guard mission is growing as the world rapidly evolves.
By Shawn Snow
Navy investigating sailor drug ring in Japan
The sailors are suspected of buying, selling and using LSD, ecstasy and other drugs.
Doubts rise over effectiveness of bombing Afghan drug labs
A government watchdog agency is questioning the Defense Department’s drug lab bombing campaign against the Taliban financial network this winter.
By Kyle Rempfer
US and Afghan forces free Taliban prisoners in Helmand
U.S. and Afghan forces raided a Taliban prison in Helmand province Jan. 20, rescuing more than 60 Afghan security forces, senior Afghan defense officials told Military Times.
By Shawn Snow
Commandos raid ‘Red Unit’ in ongoing campaign against Taliban financial network
Afghan commandos executed a nighttime raid against the Taliban’s “Red Unit” in Helmand province on Monday, seizing over a ton of hashish valued at $3.4 million and freeing five captives.
By Kyle Rempfer