CrimeNewsRegional US Coast Guard offloads US$99M in cocaine seized in Caribbean Sea by Barbados Today 18/06/2022 written by Barbados Today Updated by Desmond Brown 18/06/2022 1 min read A+A- Reset FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail 364 SOURCE: CMC โ The United States Coast Guard said on Friday that the crew of its cutter Thetis offloaded more than US$99 million in illegal narcotics at Base Miami Beach. The drug was seized in the Caribbean Sea. The Coast Guard said it collaborated with partner agency crews in seizing about 5,237 pounds of cocaine. It said the drug was interdicted in Caribbean Sea by crews from US Coast Guard Cutter Donald Horsley, and the Netherlands Majestyโs Ships Friesland and Groningen. โInterdicting drug traffickers on the open ocean is challenging work and every interdiction is complex and unique,โ said Commander Justin Nadolny, commanding officer of Thetis. โThis offload is a testament to the teamwork and devotion of every crew assigned to carry out this mission, and it showcases the strength of the valuable international partnerships united to combat transnational organised crime,โ he added. You Might Be Interested In Crystal Beckles-Holder, 2nd runner up in regional competition GUYANA: Body of child found after gold mine collapses Business owners disappointed The US Coast Guard said the fight against drug cartels in the Caribbean Sea requires โunity of effort in all phases from detection, monitoring and interdictions, to criminal prosecutions by international partners and US Attorneysโ Offices in districts across the nationโ. During at-sea interdictions, the Coast Guard said a suspect vessel is initially detected and monitored by allied, military or law enforcement personnel coordinated by Joint Interagency Task Force-South based in Key West, Florida. The law enforcement phase of operations in the Caribbean Sea is conducted under the authority of the Seventh Coast Guard District, headquartered in Miami, the US Coast Guard said. The interdictions, including the actual boardings, are led and conducted by members of the US Coast Guard Barbados Today Stay informed and engaged with our digital news platform. The leading online multimedia news resource in Barbados for news you can trust. You may also like Two shot dead, three hurt in holiday gun attacks 07/04/2026 Man injured in St Michael shooting 07/04/2026 Two men dead, others injured in separate Easter Monday shootings 07/04/2026