Groningen Makes Sixth Catch Since April
Groningen has intercepted another drug transport in the Caribbean June 26. The patrol ship stopped a fast drug boat with 8 passengers. They had 228 kilos of cocaine with them.…
Thetis Disrupts Illegal Narcotics Trafficking
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Thetis (WMEC 910) returned to their homeport in Key West February 23 following a 62-day patrol in the Central Caribbean Sea. Thetis worked in support of…
HMS Trent Deploys to Hunt Drugs Smugglers
A Royal Navy warship has been deployed to hunt drugs smugglers in the Caribbean Sea. HMS Trent usually operates in the Mediterranean and off Africa’s west coast as part of…
USCG Bear Returns From Caribbean Patrol
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Bear (WMEC 901) returned to their homeport in Portsmouth, Friday, following a 56-day deployment in the Windward Pass and Central Caribbean. Bear worked alongside other Coast…
USCGC Tampa Returns From Caribbean Patrol
The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Tampa (WMEC 902) and crew returned to their home port in Portsmouth, Tuesday, after a 67-day patrol in the Florida Straits and Windward Passage. Tampa…
HNLMS Groningen Nabs 2,600 KGs of Drugs in Caribbean Sea
HNLMS Groningen has intercepted almost 2,600 kilos of drugs in the Caribbean Sea. There were 2 catches. More than 2,000 kilos were seized yesterday and 560 kilos last month. The…
Groningen Fishes 241 Kilos of Drugs From the Caribbean Sea
HNLMS Groningen has intercepted 241 kilos of contraband. The action took place on the night of 4-5 June near the Windward Islands. That was announced today. It is the patrol…
HMS Dauntless Deployed to Caribbean Region
The Royal Navy’s most advanced destroyer has deployed to the Caribbean to support British Overseas Territories during hurricane season and counter drugs trafficking in the region. HMS Dauntless left Portsmouth…
USS Milwaukee Assists USCG Interdiction of Cocaine Shipment
The Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Milwaukee (LCS 5), with embarked U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET) 104, seized an estimated $27.4 million in suspected cocaine during an interdiction…
FS Ventose Seizes 320 kg of Cannabis in the Caribbean
On January 23, the Surveillance Frigate (FS) Ventôse , on a maritime surveillance patrol in the Caribbean Sea, intervened on a fishing vessel with suspicious behavior. This intervention led to…