The amount of drugs intercepted by the navy in the Caribbean Region continues to rise.

December 20, 2022

WILLEMSTAD:--- The Royal Dutch Navy this year has summed up on her name a record quantity of intercepted drugs in the Dutch Caribbean Region. That happened in collaboration with international partners. Zr.Ms. Holland encountered 4 modes of transport in recent weeks, good for almost 3,000 kilos of cocaine. This brings the total to almost 35,000 kilos of intercepted contraband in 2022.

In recent captures, a go-fast was again and again detected by the maritime patrol aircraft of the Coastguard Dutch Caribbean Region. For this a helicopter of the USA Coastguard and the rapid FRISC- powerboats were deployed. These managed ...

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