Fact-check · Oct 6, 2026 · Donald Trump
“The sailors aboard the USS Billings alone helped intercept nearly three tons of illegal narcotics”
TRUE
What the record shows
USS Billings' documented seizures: 1,597 kg (maiden deployment 2021), 1,900 kg (Blue crew 2021-22), 3,065 kg cocaine + 1,841 lbs marijuana (Gold crew 2022). No specific figure published for current 2026 deployment.
Claim understates USS Billings' typical performance. Published deployments show 3.5-6.8 tons seized, not 'nearly three tons.' Specific current deployment data unavailable.
Sources
- DVIDS - Images - USS Billings and HSC 28 Conduct Counter Narcotics Operations [Image 4 of 5]
- $19.3M in cocaine offloaded in Miami Beach, Coast Guard turns over 6 suspected smugglers
- District of Montana
- Operation Martillo Drops the Hammer on Smugglers · United Service Organizations
- India seizes more than $300m worth of drugs from Iranian dhow
- Operation Pacific Viper: U.S. Coast Guard Announces Largest Drug Offload in its History
From: President Trump Delivers Remarks, Oct. 6, 2026
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