WILLEMSTAD:---A Metal Shark interceptor of the Coast Guard intercepted a boat with contraband in the early morning of July 15, 2020, near Curaçao. On the shore radar, the Rescue Coordination Center (RCC) of the Coast Guard observed that a boat sailing from Curacao met with a boat that had come from Venezuela. After this meeting, a boat returned to Venezuela at high speed and the other boat attempted to sail unseen to Curaçao. The RCC then directed a Metal Shark from the Coast Guard support point Curacao to that contact. The Metal Shark crew found a small local boat
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