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Six tons of drugs unloaded as the result of six interdictions
On March 6, 2025, the 'Valiant' offloaded nearly six tonnes of cocaine onto a pier at Coast Guard Base Miami Beach. The $140 million haul will be destroyed. The seizures resulted from six interdictions in the Caribbean in February, carried out by Coast Guard units with assistance from Dutch and Canadian partners. The first and biggest occurred on Feb 2 off the coast of Venezuela, when a Dutch Caribbean Coast Guard aircrew spotted a smuggling boat and vectored in the Netherlands Royal Navy patrol ship HNLMS 'Groningen' to intercept, which had embarked a U.S. Coast Guard boarding team. It chased down the boat and captured 6,200 pounds of cocaine, plus five smugglers.On Feb 14, the 'Groningen' hunted down another suspicious vessel off Venezuela and recovered about 570 pounds of cocaine from the water, while the suspects escaped. On March 4, the 'Groningen 'seized another 550 pounds and caught two smugglers northwest of Aruba, after firing warning shots to compel the suspects to stop. The Royal Canadian Navy's HMCS 'Harry DeWolf' contributed 1,650 pounds from a seizure north of Cabo De La Vela, Colombia, drawing on the skills of an embarked U.S. Coast Guard boarding team. The CG 'Joseph Doyle' seized another 2,200 pounds from a speed boat off the U.S. Virgin Islands on Feb 2, and the 'Valiant' captured a speed boat with 1,300 pounds off the Dominican Republic on Feb 17. Report with photo: https://www.news.uscg.mil/Press-Releases/Article/4111557/coast-guard-offloads-over-141-million-in-illicit-drugs-interdicted-in-caribbean/
169 migrants repatriated to Haiti
The 'Valiant' repatriated 169 people to Haiti on Oct 16, following an interdiction south of the Turks and Caicos Islands. A Coast Guard Air Station Miami HC-144 aircrew forward deployed in support of Operation Bahamas, Turks and Caicos notified Coast Guard District Seven watchstanders of an overloaded makeshift vessel, which was taking on water on OCt 12 at approximately 5 p.m., District Seven watchstanders diverted the Coast Guard Cutter 'Margaret Norvell' to interdict the vessel. Once aboard the Coast Guard cutter, the migrants were processed to determine their identity and provided food, water, shelter, and basic medical attention before repatriation to their country of origin or return to the country from which they departed. Report with photos: https://www.news.uscg.mil/Press-Releases/Article/3935373/coast-guard-repatriates-169-migrants-to-haiti/
182 migrants repatriated to Haiti
The 'Valiant' repatriated 182 people to Haiti on Sep 27, following an interdiction south of the Turks and Caicos Islands. A Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations multi-purpose aircraft aircrew hadnotified Coast Guard District Seven watchstanders of an overloaded makeshift vessel on Sep 22 at approximately 10:15 a.m.. They diverted the Coast Guard Cutter William 'Trump' to interdict the vessel. Once aboard the cutter, the migrants were processed to determine their identity and are provided food, water, shelter, and basic medical attention before repatriation to their country of origin or return to the country from which they departed. Report with photos: https://www.news.uscg.mil/Press-Releases/Article/3919045/coast-guard-repatriates-182-migrants-to-haiti/
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