240305-N-NO146-1001 ARABIAN SEA (March 5, 2024) Bags of illegal narcotics seized from a vessel are stacked on the deck of the U.S. Coast Guard Sentinel-class fast response cutter USCGC Glen Harris in the Arabian Sea, March 5. 2024. (U.S. Coast Guard )

A U.S. Coast Guard cutter operating as part of a task force seized almost 1,700 pounds of methamphetamines in the Arabian Sea last week, according to a Coast Guard news release.

The Sentinel-class fast response cutter USCGC Glen Harris is working as part of the Canadian-led Combined Task Force (CTF) 150 of Combined Maritime Forces.

The Glen Harris seized the methamphetamines on March 5 on board a dhow and, after documenting and weighing the illicit haul, properly disposed of it.

“I am extremely proud of the work of the Combined Task Force 150 team and USCGC Glen Harris in preventing these drugs from reaching their final destination,” said Canadian Navy Capt. Colin Matthews, Commander CTF 150.

The task force’s mission is to deter and disrupt the ability of non-state actors to move weapons, drugs and other illicit substances in the Indian Ocean, the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman.

Glen Harris is deployed to Bahrain. The fast response cutter is part of a contingent of U.S. Coast Guard ships operating in the region under Patrol Forces Southwest Asia (PATFORSWA). PATFORSWA deploys Coast Guard personnel and ships alongside U.S. and regional naval forces throughout the Middle East.