Station South Padre Island

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News Release	Date: Jan. 15, 2010 Contact: Lt. Mickey Lalor U.S. Coast Guard External Affairs (956) 364-7440
Coast Guard recovers drugs from South Padre Island
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas — Coast Guard and Customs and Border Protection crews recovered bundles of marijuana that washed ashore on South Padre Island Thursday afternoon. The Coast Guard received a report from a good Samaritan Thursday that black bundles had been seen washing up on the beach. Coast Guard Station South Padre Island launched two 33-foot Special Purpose Craft-Law Enforcement boats at 2:00 p.m. Thursday and located eight bundles of marijuana, weighing approximately 800 pounds, at beach access six at 4:30 p.m. The Coast Guard transferred the marijuana to Customs and Border Protection officers. http://cgvi.uscg.mil/media/main.php?g2_itemId=749116&g2_imageViewsIndex=1 http://cgvi.uscg.mil/media/main.php?g2_itemId=749114&g2_imageViewsIndex=1 ### Saving Lives and Guarding the Coast Since 1790. The United States Coast Guard -- Proud History. Powerful Future.

]]> Station South Padre Island U.S. Coast Guard Eighth District 2010-01-15T20:41:11Z Coast Guard Auxiliary Division 7, Station South Padre Island mark 70th anniversary http://www.d8.uscgnews.com/go/doc/425/284188/ http://www.d8.uscgnews.com/go/doc/425/284188/

Office of External Affairs U.S. Coast Guard

News Release	Date: June 24, 2009 Contact: Lt. Mickey Lalor (956) 364-7400
Coast Guard Auxiliary Division 7, Station South Padre Island mark 70th anniversary
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas- Coast Guard Station South Padre Island and members of Coast Guard Auxiliary Division 7 celebrated the 70th anniversary of the Coast Guard Auxiliary, June 23, 2009. The celebration took place at the small boat station. The Coast Guard Auxiliary's performance has been stellar, and reflects their spirit of patriotism and dedication to the Coast Guard. Nationwide, over the past 10 years, the Coast Guard auxiliary has completed: more than 1.2 million recreational and commercial fishing vessel safety checks more than 980,000 hours of boating safety course instruction more than 7.7 million hours of operational support and patrol missions "The local (Port Isabel) Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla is an extension of Station South Padre Island. Their dedicated volunteer service has certainly bolstered the community's knowledge of boating safety and provided awareness of other Coast Guard missions. I am honored to have these citizen sailors as my Coast Guard shipmates," said Lt. Mickey Lalor, Station South Padre Island commanding officer. The Coast Guard takes tremendous pride in calling these volunteer guardians out shipmates, knowing that their devotion to duty and pride have given us valuable support. The auxiliary was awarded the Coast Guard Unit Commendation as part of its 70th anniversary celebration at Coast Guard Headquarters in Washington D.C. A photograph of the Coast Guard Auxiliary and Station South Padre Island members can be found by clicking on the following link: http://cgvi.uscg.mil/media/main.php?g2_itemId=586783 ### Saving Lives and Guarding the Coast Since 1790. The United States Coast Guard -- Proud History. Powerful Future.

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