Coast Guard offloads over $12 million in illicit drugs interdicted in Caribbean Sea

Coast Guard offloads over $12 million in illicit drugs interdicted in Caribbean Sea

A USCGC Tampa (WMEC 902) crew member passes a bale of illicit drugs to another crew member during a drug offload at Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, April 30, 2025. The crew offloaded 59 bales of illicit drugs worth more than $12 million resulting from two interdictions in the Caribbean Sea by the crew of USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul and their embarked Navy helicopter. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Diana Sherbs)Fro…

The U.S. Southern Command reported on Wednesday that in a joint operation with the Royal Navy of the Netherlands they intercepted a drug-trafficking vessel off the coast of Puerto Cabello. The operation was carried out on April 5 when the U.S. Coast Guard and the Dutch Navy intercepted a vessel suspected of drug trafficking and seized illegal narcotics. Through their social networks, the Southern Command thanked the Netherlands and other regiona…

A joint operation between the U.S. Coast Guard and the Royal Navy of the Netherlands allowed the seizure of illegal narcotics off the coast of Puerto Cabello, Carabobo State. U.S. Southern Command reported on the afternoon of Wednesday, May 7, through its X (formerly Twitter) account, that the operation was carried out on April 5, when they intercepted a suspicious drug-trafficking vessel during a raid on the Caribbean Sea. Although no details w…

The U.S. Coast Guard and the Royal Navy of the Netherlands, in a joint operation, intercepted a vessel suspected of drug trafficking, in marine waters located on the coast of Puerto Cabello, Carabobo State. The information was released on Wednesday by the U.S. Southern Command, via social network X, formerly known as Twitter. According to the Southern Command, during a raid on the Caribbean Sea, U.S. Coast Guard crew and the Netherlands Navy int…