4月21日，美国海军制导导弹驱逐舰保罗·汉密尔顿号（DDG 60）在中东巡逻时拦截了一艘渔船，该渔船试图走私价值4200万美元的非法毒品，当时该船正在阿曼湾过境。

据悉，“保罗·汉密尔顿”号驱逐舰支援的是联合特遣部队(CTF) 150，该部队恰好是联合海上部队(由38个国家组成的先进多国海军合作组织)的四个特遣部队之一。

在美国海军和保罗·汉密尔顿的海岸警卫队成员扣押该船之前，五名走私者试图将50袋冰毒扔到船外，每袋重35磅。然而，其中一些袋子已被成功回收。

第55特遣部队指挥官安东尼·韦伯上尉说:“这是保罗·汉密尔顿小组完成的杰出工作。”

他还负责监督美国在中东的海上水面任务，进一步补充说，这种封锁有助于消除公海的非法麻醉品，也有助于阻止该地区水域的破坏稳定活动。

船上船员表明自己是伊朗国民。

早在2021年和去年，美国海军以及国际海军部队就查获了价值约10亿美元的非法毒品，海军部队今年仅CTF 150就为海事力量查获了价值约1.5亿美元的非法毒品提供了大力支持。

据报道，CTF 150负责在印度洋和阿曼湾执行海上安全检查和反恐任务，以瓦解以犯罪为导向的恐怖组织和相关非法行为，包括人员、武器、木炭和毒品的流动。这些努力有助于在该地区建立合法的商业航运过境点，免受非国家威胁。

联合海上部队在亚丁湾、红海、北阿拉伯海、印度洋、阿曼湾、阿拉伯湾等地展开了维护地区安全与稳定的行动，是世界上规模最大的多国海军合作伙伴。

保罗·汉密尔顿的指挥官杰克·法拉利中校提到，他对水手们的表现感到满意。

巴林海军和美国海军有着合作的历史，两国于今年1月开展了年度海军活动“霓虹卫士”。演习主要集中在远征作战、战术作战、海上作战、设施防御等方面。

保罗·汉密尔顿号航空母舰和其他美国和国际海军部队的成功拦截突显了在中东拥有强大海军力量的重要性，以及联合海上部队在打击该地区大规模毒品贩运以及其他几种非法活动方面的重要作用。

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英文原文

The USS Paul Hamilton (DDG 60), a US Navy-guided-missile destroyer, was patrolling in the Middle East when it intercepted a fishing vessel striving to smuggle illegal drugs worth $42 million while transiting the Gulf of Oman on 21 April.

The USS Paul Hamilton was known to be supporting the Combined Task Force (CTF) 150, which happens to be one of the four task forces that are part of the Combined Maritime Forces, an advanced multinational naval collaboration that comprises 38 countries.

Before the U.S. Navy and members of the Coast Guard from Paul Hamilton could seize the vessel, five smugglers attempted to discard 50 bags of methamphetamine that weighed 35 pounds each by throwing those overboard. Some of these bags, however, were successfully recovered.

This was outstanding work carried out by the Paul Hamilton team, mentioned Capt. Anthony Webber, the commander of Task Force 55.

He is also responsible for overseeing the U.S. maritime su***ce missions in the Middle East, further adding such interdictions help get rid of illicit ***s from high seas and also help deter destabilizing activities in the regional waters.

The crew members identified themselves to be Iranian nationals.

The U.S. Navy, as well as the international naval units, has earlier seized illegal drugs that were worth an estimated street value of $1 billion back in 2021 and last year, with maritime forces strongly supporting the CTF 150 alone in seizing illegal drugs worth an estimated street value of $150 million this year.

CTF 150 is reportedly responsible for carrying out maritime security checks and counter-terrorism missions in the Indian Ocean and the Gulf of Oman for disrupting criminal-oriented and terrorist organizations and related illicit acts, including the movements of personnel, weapons, charcoal, and ***s. Such efforts help establish legitimate, commercial shipping transits in this region free from non-state threats.

Combined Maritime Forces are known to be the greatest multinational naval partnership worldwide, whose partner forces carry out operations in the Gulf of Aden, Red Sea, Northern Arabian Sea, Indian Ocean, Gulf of Oman, and Arabian Gulf to boost regional security as well as stability.

Cmdr. Jake Ferrari, the commanding officer associated with Paul Hamilton, mentioned that he was pleased with the performance of the sailors.

The Bahrain Navy and U.S. Navy have a history of collaborating together, with the two undertaking their annual naval activity, Neon Defender, in January this year. The exercise mainly focused on expeditionary operations, tactical combat, maritime operations, installation defence, and more.

The successful interdiction by the USS Paul Hamilton and other U.S. and international naval units highlights the importance of having a strong naval presence in the Middle East and the vital role of the Combined Maritime Forces in countering massive drug trafficking, as well as several other types of illicit activities in this region.

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