Drugs worth $115 million seized by US in the Caribbean

The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Resolute offloaded approximately $115 million worth of cocaine and marijuana this week, following a 38-day counter-trafficking mission in the Caribbean, the U.S. Coast Guard said.

The Resolute crew seized 9,690 pounds of cocaine and 5,490 pounds of marijuana during the operation, which was conducted in support of the Joint Interagency Task Force-South (JIATF-South). This task force is an interagency and international collaboration focused on counter-illicit trafficking and security cooperation in the Caribbean Sea, as well as the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

According to theUSCG, some of the narcotics were jettisoned from a “go-fast vessel” after a pursuit spanning 40 nautical miles by members of the Resolute crew and a Dutch aircraft. Two weeks later, approximately 1,650 pounds of the seized cocaine were discovered hidden inside a sailing vessel in the central Caribbean.

Additionally, a Royal Netherlands Navy ship, operating under the JIATF-South partnership, transferred more than 5,000 pounds of marijuana and 4,409 pounds of cocaine to the Resolute. Five suspected smugglers were also handed over to the United States for federal prosecution, the US Coast Guard said.

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