Coast Guard Offloads $7 4 Million in Seized Cocaine, Transfers Custody of 9 Smugglers to DEA in San Juan, Puerto Rico seapowermagazine.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from seapowermagazine.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
A collaborative effort between the US Coast Guard and the British Royal Navy HMS Trent led to a significant interdiction in the Caribbean Sea, resulting in the seizure of 5600 pounds of cocaine. The estimated street value of the seized drugs is $4.5 million USD (approximately $9 million BZD). Two individuals from the Dominican Republic, suspected of drug smuggling, were apprehended during the operation, which took place southwest of Cabo Rojo in Puerto Rico on March 3.
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Coast Guard Cutter Tampa returns from Caribbean patrol
The Tampa took part in counter-drug and migrant interdiction operations, which included stopping a vessel carrying approximately 170 pounds of cocaine.
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Fireman Lukas Kuehne, a crewmember aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Tampa, helps move drugs during a contraband transfer aboard the cutter on an unknown date. The cutter crew conducted a 57-day counter-drug and migrant interdiction operations patrol. Author: 13News Now Staff Updated: 3:36 PM EST December 12, 2020
PORTSMOUTH, Va. For the second time in as many days, a U.S. Coast Guard cutter returned to its homeport in Portsmouth, bringing its crew home in time for the holidays.