USS Nicholas Homecoming

USS Nicholas is back home after seizing 16,000 pounds of cocaine and 500 pounds of marijuana while deployed.

MAYPORT, Fla. - More than 7,500 pounds of cocaine and 240 pounds of marijuana recovered from drug interdictions in support of Operation Martillo arrives at Naval Station Mayport aboard the guided-missile frigate USS Nicholas (FFG 47) for offload. Operation Martillo, Spanish for "hammer," is a U.S., European, and Western Hemisphere partner nation effort targeting illicit trafficking routes in coastal waters along the Central American isthmus.

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MAYPORT, Fla. - More than 7,500 pounds of cocaine and 240 pounds of marijuana recovered from drug interdictions in support of Operation Martillo arrives at Naval Station Mayport aboard the guided-missile frigate USS Nicholas (FFG 47) for offload. Operation Martillo, Spanish for "hammer," is a U.S., European, and Western Hemisphere partner nation effort targeting illicit trafficking routes in coastal waters along the Central American isthmus.

Credit: U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Toiete Jackson/R

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USS Nicholas Homecoming

USS Nicholas is back home after seizing 16,000 pounds of cocaine and 500 pounds of marijuana while deployed.

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