DHS Partners Seize 333lbs of Meth in Maritime Smuggling Attempt DHS Partners Seize 333lbs of Meth in Maritime Smuggling Attempt Release Date: January 12, 2021 SAN DIEGO — U.S. Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations (AMO), Office of Field Operations (OFO), U.S. Border Patrol (USBP), and the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) worked jointly to track and detain a vessel that departed from Mexico that held 333 pounds of methamphetamine destined for the United States. DHS partners seized 333 pounds of meth Monday in Southern California. The incident began Saturday at approximately 11 p.m. when AMO agents detected a vessel at sea suspected of maritime smuggling.