During the patrol the Reliance crew performed counter-drug operations and intercepted three vessels attempting to smuggle more than 3,300 pounds of cocaine and detained a total of nine suspected smugglers. Keep Reading
Patrolling known drug trafficking areas throughout the Caribbean and working with partner agencies and maritime patrol aircraft, the Tampa crew interdicted a vessel carrying approximately 170 pounds of cocaine worth $1.95 million. Keep Reading
The crew’s efforts focused on ensuring the safety of life at sea while also enforcing border security by conducting counter drug and alien migrant interdiction operations. Keep Reading
This Caribbean area effort is possible through collaborative operations and partnerships with other Federal, state and local law enforcement agencies, which have become an integral part of CBP’s procedures, in order to manage illicit activity throughout the area. Keep Reading
As part of the operation that led to the multimillion cash seizure, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers conducted an outbound cargo inspection on board the Motor Vessel Norma H II Voyage 818. Keep Reading
The Reliance crew oversaw repairs to the cutter followed by migrant repatriation efforts in the Windward Pass supporting Coast Guard 7th District operations. Keep Reading
A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew located a debris field approximately 10 miles southwest of Desecho Island. The cutter Paul Clark crew arrived on scene and recovered 10 bales of cocaine weighing approximately 1,000 pounds from the debris field. Keep Reading
Harriet Lane conducted its patrol in support of the Coast Guard’s Seventh District and the United States Southern Command’s Joint Interagency Task Force South. Keep Reading
The fight against drug cartels in the Caribbean Sea requires unity of effort in all phases from detection, monitoring and interdictions, to criminal prosecutions by U.S. Attorneys in districts across the nation. Keep Reading
CBP officers use a combination of traveler history records, officer questioning and observation, and self-declarations to identify arriving individuals who meet the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) COVID-19 travel history and screening guidelines. Keep Reading
The Diligence performed counter drug, search and rescue, and alien migrant interdiction operations in support of Coast Guard District Seven and Joint Interagency Task Force (JIATF) South. Keep Reading
The ship’s crew spent a combined 91 hours on counter-narcotics boardings and completed over 40 small boat sorties. Keep Reading
Shortly after getting underway, the Dauntless crew was assigned command of a task force conducting Hurricane Dorian relief efforts. Keep Reading
The contraband offloaded was interdicted off the coasts of Jamaica, Haiti, and Colombia, and represented three separate cases involving suspected drug smuggling vessel interdictions. Keep Reading
"This mission is as much a humanitarian response as it is a border security mission and it is our responsibility to do everything we can do to train," says Coast Guard commander. Keep Reading
Collaboration is essential for Caribbean countries in their efforts to strengthen maritime security to protect citizens and unlock the potential of the blue economy. Keep Reading
During a routine patrol in the Mona Passage Thursday night, the crew of a U.S. Customs and Border Protection aircraft initially detected a group of migrants traveling aboard a 20-foot wooden and overloaded makeshift boat. Keep Reading
Air and Marine interdiction agents intercept, apprehend, and disrupt threats in the land, sea, and air domains as they move toward or across the borders of the United States and enforce more than 400 federal, state and local laws. Keep Reading
“The threat of cyberattacks in the Caribbean is increasing and is indeed a reality for our security and safety,” prime minister says. Keep Reading
“The waters of the Caribbean and Florida Straits are dangerous and unforgiving for migrants on illegal voyages, in overloaded vessels with little or no safety gear, needlessly placing lives at risk." Keep Reading