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

US Navy warship on first deployment makes two drug busts in 72 hours

Two alleged drug smuggling operations were brought to a swift halt this month by the Freedom-class littoral combat ship Minneapolis-Saint Paul within a 72-hour span, resulting in the seizure of an estimated $12 million in illicit drugs during the ship’s maiden deployment.The ship set sail on March 26 from its homeport of Naval Station Mayport, Florida, and steamed for the Caribbean Sea and the U.S. 4th Fleet area of operations. Just weeks into t…

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…

USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul Makes Multiple Drug Busts

250326-N-OZ224-3072 NAVAL STATION MAYPORT, Fla. (Mar. 26, 2025) – The Freedom-class littoral combat ship USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul (LCS 21) departs Naval Station Mayport for her maiden deployment, Mar. 26, 2025. LCS 21 is deploying to the U.S. 4th Fleet area of operations is support of counter-illicit drug trafficking operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Brandon J. Vinson)From USNAVSOUTH/4th Fleet Public Affai…

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…