US Navy Offers Cash for Tips to Seize Drugs, Weapons as Tensions With Iran Continue
The 5th Fleet says it and its partners seized $500 million in drugs alone in 2021 — more than the four prior years combined. The 5th Fleet also intercepted...
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The 5th Fleet says it and its partners seized $500 million in drugs alone in 2021 — more than the four prior years combined. The 5th Fleet also intercepted...
Payouts for intelligence can be as high as $100,000 or the equivalent in vehicles, boats or food; information to be used to help US sailors intercept shipments in Persian Gulf
Payouts can be as high as $100,000 for tips that also include information on planned attacks targeting Americans.
The U.S. Navy’s Mideast-based 5th Fleet is starting to offer rewards for information that could help sailors intercept weapons, drugs and other illicit shipments across the region
While avoiding directly mentioning Iran, fleet's decision to offer cash and other goods for actionable intelligence in the Persian Gulf and other strategic waterways may increase pressure on the flow of weapons to Yemen proxies