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The Coast Guard on Friday offloaded approximately 1,100 kilograms of\u00a0cocaine\u00a0in San Juan.<\/span><\/p>\n

The offload comes following a May 25 interdiction in international waters off the southern coast of Puerto Rico. The seized cocaine is estimated to have a wholesale value of approximately $32.5 million dollars.<\/span><\/p>\n

Three suspected smugglers, all Dominican nationals, have been turned over to the U.S. Department of Justice for\u00a0prosecution by the U.S. Attorney\u2019s Office for the District of Puerto Rico.<\/span><\/p>\n

The interdiction was the result of ongoing, multi-agency and international law enforcement efforts in support of Operation Unified Resolve and\u00a0Operation Caribbean Guard.<\/span><\/p>\n

During the afternoon of May 25, a suspicious go-fast vessel was detected by the crew of a maritime patrol aircraft, flying in support of Joint Interagency Task Force-South, in international waters off the southern coast of Puerto Rico. Coast Guard watchstanders at Sector San Juan diverted the Coast Guard Cutters Harriet Lane and Joseph Tezanos to interdict the suspect vessel.\u00a0 The crew of the Harriet Lane interdicted the go-fast, detained the three men onboard and seized multiple bales of suspected contraband, which tested positive for cocaine.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The contraband was placed in the custody of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration special agents in Puerto Rico for processing and disposition.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAs in many other cases, the success of this interdiction is due to the strong interagency cooperation between federal and regional law enforcement authorities in the Caribbean,\u201d said Capt. Robert W. Warren, Coast Guard Sector San Juan commander.\u00a0 \u201cWe remain vigilant and stand ready to protect our citizens from illegal smuggling activities on the high seas.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cSuccessful operations and seizures like this are a direct result from our response to the increase of cocaine production in South America and influx in flow through the Caribbean Vectors,\u201d said Matthew Donahue, DEA’s Caribbean Division Special Agent in Charge.\u00a0 \u201cOur collective efforts with the U.S. Coast Guard, the United States Attorney’s Office (USAO) District of Puerto Rico, the Puerto Rico Police Department, and DEA’s foreign host nation counterparts continue, and these collaborative efforts lead to highly successful prosecutions around the world. The DEA, along with HSI, FBI, PRPD\/FURA, USGG, and the USAO will continue to aggressively pursue these organizations to cause significant disruptions in their ability to profit, and to stem the flow of illegal narcotics into Puerto Rico and the United States..\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Coast Guard on Friday offloaded approximately 1,100 kilograms of\u00a0cocaine\u00a0in San Juan. The offload comes following a May 25 interdiction in international waters off the southern coast of Puerto Rico. The seized cocaine is estimated to have a wholesale value of approximately $32.5 million dollars. Three suspected smugglers, all Dominican nationals, have been turned over […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":53151,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4400,191,147],"tags":[3812,3015],"yoast_head":"\nCoast Guard Seizes More Than $32.5 Million Worth Of Cocaine In The Caribbean Sea - V.I. 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