Missions to the Eastern Pacific off the coast of South America are fairly routine, regardless of where a Coast Guard ship is homeported, according to prior reporting from The Post and Courier.

Import freight rates into the Pacific coast of South America also fell 11.6% to rest ... During the same time, cargoes bound for the East Coast from North Asia saw a 12.5% reduction on the week ...

The drugs were seized in 13 interdictions in the eastern Pacific Ocean by the crews of the U.S. Coast Guard cutters James and Mohawk, federal authorities said. On hand for the offload were U.S ...