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[–] MinorLeakage ago 

I found a slightly more reliable source, but not really more info:

https://www.foxnews.com/us/narco-sub-cocaine-coast-guard-5000-pounds

I'm guessing these vessels may stay out at sea for some time, and part of their mission takes them through Panama and the Pacific. I found something that says as much:

The Coast Guard provided varying levels of resources for drug interdiction operations in the “transit zone”—the area from South America through the Caribbean Sea and the eastern Pacific Ocean that is used to transport illicit drugs to the United States

https://www.gao.gov/mobile/products/GAO-14-527

It still seems odd to me, but maybe it's just because I'm not really sure what the average coast guard cutter is up to on a daily basis.