American forces announced their interception of a boat with a drug ship in the Arabian Sea off the coast of Yemen.

The Central Central Command said in a statement that the American Coast Guardian patrol ship is working under the leadership of the Joint Task Force 150, which is currently led by New Zealand, intercepted a quantity of 260 kg of illegal drugs from the nineteenth of last March.

She added that the USCGC EMLEN TUNINLLL (WPC-1145) was confiscated 200 kg of methamphetamine and 60 kg of heroin drug, which was securely eliminated after seizing it, as it was on a boat in the Arabian Sea.

She explained that this process comes within the framework of the ongoing efforts made by the joint naval forces to combat illegal smuggling of drugs and enhance maritime security in international waters. 

The joint work squad is 150 is one of the five forces of the joint naval forces, and it aims to deter non -governmental authorities from transporting weapons, drugs and other banned materials through the main waterways, including the Indian Ocean, the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman.

Other work teams include; Joint Labor Squad 151, which leads the regional efforts to combat piracy, and the joint work squad 152, devoted to marine security in the Persian Gulf and the Joint Action Squad 153, responsible for maritime security in the Red Sea, Bab al -Mandab and West Bay of Aden, and the joint work team 154, which was established in May 2023 to enhance the training of maritime security throughout the region.

The joint naval forces (CMF) announced two days ago the confiscation of a new shipment of drugs worth more than $ 8 million in the Arabian Sea, noting that the Indian Naval Follower (INS Tarkash), which works directly with direct support from the task force (CTF 150), was able to control a total of 2,507 kilograms of illegal drugs on board a ship in the Arabian Sea.

The forces added in a statement that the operation that took place on March 31, during which 2,386 kilograms of hashish, and 121 kilograms of heroin were seized.

It is reported that the joint marine tasks forces are a naval partnership that includes 46 countries, devoted to maintaining stability and protecting global charging roads through a marine area of ​​3.2 million square miles.

It is noteworthy that this process is the third since the beginning of this year, when the “Joint Navy” previously carried out on February 7, during which it seized 2,357 kilograms of hashish on a ship on a ship in the Arabian Sea, while the second was on March 8 and 402 kilograms of heroin and methamphetamine were seized.

The road passing through the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman is a famous passage for smuggling hashish, drugs and weapons from Iran to the Houthi militia in Yemen. The joint naval forces previously carried out a number of seizures and confiscation of quantities of hashish, drugs and weapons that were on their way to the Houthis.