Tag: Caribbean

  • Hurricane Dorian Washes Up Bricks of Cocaine On Florida Beaches

    September 04: As Hurricane Dorian churns off the coast of Florida, hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of cocaine have washed up on Florida’s shoreline. More than a dozen bricks […]

  • Colombian Authorities Seize One Tonne of Cocaine off La Guajira, Colombia

    August 11: Authorities seized one tonne of cocaine from a boat approximately 7 nm off Punta Gallinas in the Caribbean Sea of La Guarija Department. Four people were arrested at […]

  • $13.3 Million Worth of Cocaine Seized at Container Terminal in Kingston, Jamaica; Four Stevedores in Custody

    July 29: Jamaican police along with a Contraband Enforcement Team (CET) from Jamaica Customs have seized approximately 10.2 kilograms of cocaine worth $13.3 million on a vessel at a container […]

  • 42kg Cocaine Seized on Vessel in Port Purcell, Tortola, BVI

    July 25: Police and customs officers seized 44.2 kilograms of cocaine last Thursday aboard a boat named Krautsand at Port Purcell (Tortola, British Virgin Islands), the Police Information Office reported. […]

  • Free Report: Threats to Cruisers in the Caribbean Sea

    May 27: While the threat of piracy in the Caribbean Sea is strongest off the coast of Venezuela, other incidents have been recorded in the region and the threat is […]

  • Hondura’s drug seizures

    The Honduran Armed Forces’ naval shield wrapped up 2018 with the largest seizure of the year. Honduran Naval Force Deals Blow to Narcotrafficking in 2018 Kay Valle/Diálogo In a naval […]

  • Caribbean piracy woes

    Recent murder of fishermen has focused attention on region. Return of pirates of the Caribbean: piracy jumps 163 percent amid Venezuela crisis BY JASON LEMON The Caribbean sea and coast of […]

  • Patrols between Honduras, Guatemala

    For the last three years, the naval forces of the two nations have conducted monthly joint missions, with their regional commanders in constant communication. Maritime Patrols between Honduras and Guatemala […]

  • Tradewinds kicks off

    Multinational exercise kicks off. Major military exercise begins in the Caribbean tomorrow Exercise Tradewinds 2017, a multi-national maritime security and disaster response exercise in the Caribbean, begins tomorrow. The annual […]

  • USCG’s record 2016

    Operations also saw 585 arrests. Coast Guard Seized a Record 416,600 Pounds of Cocaine in 2016 By Brian Slattery The year 2016 was a record-breaking year for the U.S. Coast […]