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British Royal Navy Assists U.S. Coast Guard With Drug Interdiction in Caribbean

WILLEMSTAD -- The British Royal Navy support ship RFA Mounts Bay has joined forces with specialist U.S. take-down teams from the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), in order to combat drug…

John McCarthy January 22, 2019

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COAST GUARD: ‘Constant Threat’ From Illegal Migrants To Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands

SAN JUAN -- The U.S. Coast Guard reported Monday there has been a sharp increase of interdictions from the previous year, as more migrants attempt to get to Puerto Rico and…

John McCarthy January 15, 2019

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Coast Guard Searching For Cruise Ship Entertainer Who Went Overboard By San Juan

SAN JUAN -- The U.S. Coast Guard said it is searching for a Royal Caribbean cruise ship crew member who went overboard on Christmas Day — the fifth person to…

John McCarthy December 27, 2018

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SWAY OF PIGS! Putin Sends Nuclear Bomber Jets To Caribbean In Time For Christmas

CARACAS -- Two Russian strategic bomber aircraft capable of carrying nuclear weapons have landed in ally Venezuela, a show of support for Venezuela’s socialist government that has infuriated Washington. The…

John McCarthy December 25, 2018

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U.S. Department of Defense’s Southern Command Increases Outreach to Caribbean Coast Guards

TAMPA — The U.S. Department of Defense presented the U.S. Southern Command-based Caribbean Basin Security Initiative Technical Assistance Field Team (CBSI-TAFT) with the 2018 Secretary of Defense Award for Excellence in Maintenance…

John McCarthy December 25, 2018

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Coast Guard Sends 74 Migrants Back to Dominican Republic After Four At-Sea Interceptions

SAN JUAN — The U.S. Coast Guard returned 74 Dominican migrants to law enforcement authorities in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Tuesday night following the at-sea interdictions of four migrant vessels…

John McCarthy December 18, 2018

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Three Dominican Republic Natives Charged With Smuggling $30M Worth of Cocaine Here

CHARLOTTE AMALIE – Three natives of the Dominican Republic appeared in federal court over the weekend to hear charges that they tried to smuggle $30 million worth of cocaine into…

John McCarthy December 17, 2018

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U.S. Coast Guard Nets $30M Worth of Cocaine, Three Smugglers Off St. Thomas

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — United States Coast Guard and Caribbean Border Interagency Group (CBIG) crews seized $30 million worth of cocaine and apprehended three smugglers this week, authorities said. The Coast Guard…

John McCarthy December 15, 2018

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VING Gets Help With Prep Drills From Michigan National Guard

FREDERIKSTED -- "When the Weather Channel becomes our favorite channel on TV, it comforts us to know it is now also the favorite channel of the Michigan National Guard, who…

John McCarthy December 15, 2018

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French Cops Seize 628 Pounds of Cocaine Worth $27 Million

MARIGOT -- French authorities on Saint Martin seized 285 kilograms (628 pounds) of cocaine worth some $27.4 million. Gerald Darmanin, France's minister of public action and accounts, said the bust…

John McCarthy December 7, 2018