Tag: Arabian Sea
Massive international fleet review rounds out Exercise Aman 2025
Two dozen ships from twelve navies on Tuesday took part in an international fleet review off the coast of Pakistan - the grand finale...
First drug bust for Indian Navy as Combined Maritime Forces member
The Indian Navy Ship INS Talwar, operating in support of the Canadian-led Combined Task Force (CTF) 150, conducted its first interdiction of illicit narcotics...
CMF Task Force 150 seizes illegal drugs in Arabian Sea
A US Coast Guard cutter, operating with Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) Task Force 150 in the Arabian Sea, has seized well over a ton...
Multiple big drug seizures recorded in the Arabian Sea
A Royal Navy frigate in the Arabian Sea has seized $6 million worth of hashish while a US Coast Guard cutter has seized $80...
EU and US hold first joint naval exercise
The fourth week of March saw the first ever joint European Union (EU)/United States (US) naval exercise in the form of patrols and “exercising...
Multinational approach delivering results in countering smuggling in Arabian Sea
Despite the growing effectiveness of maritime operations along the route from Iran to Yemen, drug and weapons trafficking remains a serious threat with consequences...
US Coast Guard cutter interdicts illegal drugs shipment in Arabian Sea
A US Coast Guard ship seized illegal drugs with a street value of $20 million from a fishing vessel with four mariners transiting international...
More huge drug busts in the Gulf of Oman
United States and Royal Navy vessels have seized two large drug shipments in the Gulf of Oman as part of Combined Task Force (CTF)...
USS warship seizes huge cache of weapons in the Arabian Sea
The US Navy’s guided-missile cruiser USS Monterey (CG 61) seized a massive shipment of illicit weapons from a stateless dhow in international waters in...
Record heroin seizure by Canadian warship in the Arabian Sea
The Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) ship HMCS Calgary has made the largest ever heroin bust in Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) history, operating under the...
High value drug bust for French frigate in the Arabian Sea
The French frigate FS Guépratte has seized 626 kg of methamphetamine worth more than $17 million during the latest Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) counter-narcotics...
Five drug seizures in one week for Combined Maritime Forces in...
French Marine Nationale ships have recorded five seizures of illicit drugs in just six days whilst participating in a counter-narcotics focused operation under the...
Royal Navy warship HMS Montrose seizes third drugs haul in five...
Royal Navy frigate HMS Montrose has struck for a third time in less than five weeks. In an operation lasting ten hours, the Montrose...
French frigate seizes 3 tons of narcotics in the Arabian Sea
The French Marine Nationale ship (FS) Jean Bart intercepted over 2 900 kg of illicit drugs on 12 February in the latest successful Combined...
Royal Navy warship seizes over $15 million worth of narcotics in...
The Royal Navy warship HMS Montrose has intercepted over 2 400 kg of illicit drugs as a result of back-to-back successful interdictions in the...
Combined Maritime Forces Seizes over 450kg drugs in largest methamphetamine bust
A Royal Navy ship working in direct support of a Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) operation led by CTF 150 has seized over 450 kilograms...
Suspected Iranian weapons seized at sea
A US Navy warship seized weapons believed to be of Iranian “design and manufacture,” including 150 anti-tank guided missiles and three Iranian surface-to-air missiles,...
Royal Navy makes large drug seizure in Arabian Sea
The Royal Navy’s Type 23 frigate HMS Montrose has, with the assistance of the French frigate FS Jean Bart, seized a large haul of...
FS Nivose seizes hashish in the Arabian Sea
The French warship FS Nivose, part of Combined Task Force 150 (CTF-150) has seized more than two and a half tons of hashish from...
Another drug bust in the Arabian Sea
The Royal Australian Navy frigate HMAS Ballarat has seized more than 3.1 tonnes of hashish worth about AU$155 million during a boarding operation that...
Another drug seizure for Combined Maritime Forces
The Royal Australian Navy frigate HMAS Ballarat has seized more than 900 kg of heroin during two boarding operations that took place in international...
French Navy seizes drugs in Arabian Sea
The French Navy's anti-submarine frigate Jean de Vienne seized 530 kg of heroin in the Arabian Sea this week, its second drug...
