USS Minneapolis-St. Paul makes multiple alleged drug busts in the Caribbean Sea

USS Minneapolis-St. Paul makes multiple alleged drug busts in the Caribbean Sea

The namesake ship of the Twin Cities is making big waves in the Caribbean Sea, where the ship has stopped two alleged drug smuggling operations.

On maiden deployment, USS Minneapolis-St. Paul stops two drug smuggling operations in Caribbean

The USS Minneapolis-St. Paul, the state’s namesake ship serving the U.S. Navy, was instrumental in recently stopping two drug smuggling operations in the Caribbean within 72 hours of one another during its maiden deployment, officials said. The drug busts resulted in the confiscation of 1,200 pounds of cocaine (worth an estimated $9.5 million) and 2,400 pounds of marijuana (worth an estimated $2.8 million), according to a Navy press release. The…

U.S Navy Ship Stops 2 Drug Smuggling Operations Within 72 Hours On Maiden Deployment

The U.S. Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul (LCS 21) stopped two drug smuggling operations in the Caribbean Sea within a span of 72 hours.

USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul makes multiple drug busts in the Caribbean - Caribbean News Global

By USNAVSOUTH/4TH FLEET – Public Affairs CARIBBEAN SEA  –  Minneapolis-Saint Paul, with an embarked US Coast Guard (USCG) Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET) and Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 50, Detachment Three, made the two busts in the Caribbean, taking out vessels through a combination of air and surface operations. The busts resulted in the confiscation of 580 kilograms (1,278.9 lbs; $9,463,860) of cocaine and 2,480 pounds of ma…

Combat Ship Makes Multiple Drug Busts

APRIL 18, 2025 — The Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Minneapolis Saint-Paul (LCS 21), in coordination with joint partners, stopped two alleged drug smuggling operations in the Caribbean Sea within a 72-hour span. Minneapolis-Saint Paul, with an embarked U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET) and Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 50, Detachment Three, made the two busts in the Caribbean, taking out vessels thr…