Crewmembers from the Sentinel-class fast response cutter USCGC Glen Harris (WPC 1144) observed individuals on a fishing vessel throw seven bales of material over the side. The material was discovered to be 174 kilograms of heroin.
Glen Harris arrived in the Middle East region last year and operates from Naval Support Activity Bahrain.
The fast response cutter is part of a contingent of U.S. Coast Guard ships forward-deployed to the region under Patrol Forces Southwest Asia (PATFORSWA). PATFORSWA deploys Coast Guard personnel and ships alongside U.S. and regional naval forces throughout the Middle East.
Article originally published on www.einpresswire.com as U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Seizes Illegal Narcotics in Gulf of Oman
