2 0 0 0 . ▁▁ 2 0 0 0 s ▁ ▁During ▁C AR AT ▁cru ises ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁Cur ts ▁conducted ▁mult il ater al ▁exer cis es ▁with ▁the ▁nav ies ▁of ▁Singapore , ▁Th ailand , ▁Br une i , ▁and ▁the ▁Philippines ▁to ▁continue ▁prom oting ▁international ▁training ▁and ▁co operation . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁Cur ts ▁again ▁deployed ▁to ▁southern ▁command ▁on ▁a ▁six - month ▁counter - n arc ot ics ▁deployment ▁with ▁Coast ▁Guard ▁Law ▁En for cement ▁Det achment ▁( LE DE T ) ▁ 1 0 5 ▁and ▁received ▁national ▁not or iety ▁for ▁the ▁largest ▁mar itime ▁se iz ure ▁of ▁c oca ine ▁( 1 2 ▁tons ) ▁in ▁history . ▁The ▁ship ▁received ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Coast ▁Guard ▁Mer itor ious ▁Unit ▁Comm end ation ▁for ▁her ▁out standing ▁performance ▁during ▁deployment . ▁ ▁Cur ts ▁deployed ▁again ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁to ▁counter - nar co - ter ror ism ▁deployment . ▁Although ▁less ▁successful ▁than ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁deployment , ▁Cur ts ▁inter dict ed ▁three ▁c oca ine ▁ship ments , ▁tot alling ▁in ▁excess ▁of ▁ 1 0 ▁metric ▁tons ▁of ▁c oca ine ▁and ▁app reh ension ▁and ▁transport ▁of ▁over ▁ 5 0 ▁sm ug gl ers . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 6 ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁Cur ts