Crime

Multi-Million Dollar Drug Bust in Caribbean Sea Results in 3 Arrests

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – United States law enforcement authorities say they have seized 225 kilograms of cocaine and detained three people during an operation in the Caribbean Sea. The US Coast Guard Monday said two of the suspected smugglers are Dominican Republic nationals and the other Colombian, while the seized cocaine has an estimated wholesale value of six million US dollars. The US Coast Guard said the interdiction is the result of an international, multi-agency law enforcement effort in support of Operation Unified Resolve, Operation Caribbean Guard, Campaign Martillo and the Caribbean Corridor Strike Force (CCSF), “The strong relationship and collaboration between the Coast Guard and the US Navy continuously yields positive outcomes as evidenced by this case,” said Rear Adm. Eric Jones, Commander of Coast Guard Seventh District. “The shared unwavering resolve and daily interaction between our Department of Defense and local and federal law enforcement partners in the regio...