PORT ANGELES, Wash. (AP) - The Coast Guard cutter Active has returned to Port Angeles after a 3-month deployment off the coast of Central America.
The Peninsula Daily News reports (https://is.gd/4Ed2RG ) the crew returned home to a hero’s welcome Sunday afternoon.
The Coast Guard says they seized more than $17 million worth of illegal narcotics during their deployment in support of a multi-agency task force. In addition to seizing more than a thousand pounds of cocaine, they also did search-and-rescue work in the Pacific.
The Coast Guard says the crew also spent time on shore helping renovate an elementary school in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.
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Information from: Peninsula Daily News, https://www.peninsuladailynews.com
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