Coast Guard offloads $5.4 million in seized cocaine following drug-smuggling vessel interdiction off Puerto Rico

Coast Guard offloads $5.4 million in seized cocaine following drug-smuggling vessel interdiction off Puerto Rico

The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Napier offloaded approximately 725 pounds of seized cocaine worth an estimated $5.4 million to Coast Guard Investigative Service and Drug Enforcement Agency Special Agents custody in San Juan, Puerto Rico, May 7, 2025. The interdiction occurred April 28, 2025, in waters north of Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, and is the result of multi-agency efforts in support of the Caribbean Corridor Strike Force. (U.S. Coas…

Five Dominican citizens were arrested while attempting to illegally enter Puerto Rico with a shipment of 725 pounds (329 kilos) of cocaine, valued at approximately $5.4 million, the United States Coast Guard reported on Wednesday, May 7. The arrest took place on the night of April 28, when a vessel from the Marine and Air Division of the Border Patrol (CBP) detected a 35-foot boat sailing in international waters north of Aguadilla. After the sig…