Coast Guard Cutter Munro returns home following contraband offload worth an estimated $440 million interdicted in Eastern Pacific Ocean
Family and friends await to reunite with loved ones stationed aboard U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Munro (WMSL 755) as the cutter returns home to Base Alameda, California, Nov. 25, 2024, following a two-month Eastern Pacific patrol. The 140-member crew deployed to the region, where they interdicted 11 vessels suspected of narcotics smuggling, resulting in the seizure of over 30,000 pounds of cocaine, worth an estimated $440 million in wholesale value. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Danish Khan)