More than 5.5 tons of hashish were seized by the crew of Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Chung-Hoon (DDG-93) while patrolling the Gulf of Aden.

Chung-Hoon is one of several ships conducting security patrols along suspected maritime smuggling routes in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. The patrols are to interdict clandestine shipments heading into Yemen and Somalia, according to the Navy.

“It’s critical in an effort to curb the ongoing shipments of illicit weapons and narcotics,” Cmdr. Brent Jackson, the commanding officer of Chung-Hoon, said in a statement. “I am grateful that Chung-Hoon was able to play a small part in an ongoing effort to deter and limit these illicit shipments of contraband.”

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https://news.usni.org/2018/12/31/39983

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