CMC – The United States Coast Guard says the crew of its Cutter Venturous on Friday offloaded at Coast Guard Base Miami Beach about 5,300 pounds of cocaine and marijuana, worth an estimated US$14.1 million, interdicted in the Caribbean Sea.
The US Coast Guard said the seized contraband was the result of four interdictions in the Caribbean Sea by the crews of USCGC Diligence and HNLMS Groningen, with an embarked Coast Guard law enforcement detachment.
“Stopping harmful and illicit narcotics from reaching our shores and entering our communities is a team effort,” said Commander Karen Kutkiewicz, Venturous’ commanding officer.
“It takes the combined efforts of our joint force DoD (Department of Defense), DHS (Department of Homeland Security), and international partners to combat transnational criminal organisations,” she added.
The US Coast Guard said US Coast Guard Cutter Diligence, Royal Netherlands Navy ship HNLMS Groningen, US Coast Guard Tactical Law Enforcement Team (TACLET) Pacific, Joint Interagency Task Force-South (JIATF-S) and Seventh Coast Guard District command centre watchstanders were involved in the interdiction operations.
Interdictions in the Caribbean Sea are performed by members of the US Coast Guard under the authority and control of the Seventh Coast Guard District, headquartered in Miami.
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Why aren’t the origin sources of these drugs named? Just saying ‘in the Caribbean Sea’ puts all islands, guilty or not, in the sphere. It is notable that these are claimed to be from separate interdictions but it is paramount that the source is named.
They can tell you what kind of drugs are found but they cannot name what ports these boats sailed from, or the nationalities of the persons held in these interdictions?
No, as usual we get partial news, whether it is from the International sources or local sources.
The job of the media is to get the full story and relate it in its entirety. There are times when certain things cannot be mentioned but there are clauses to indicate that. That is quite acceptable but just this less than bare bones is not.