SAN JUAN — The Coast Guard returned 71 migrants, 56 Haitians and 15 Dominicans, between Sunday and Wednesday to the Dominican Republic, following the interdiction of
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Coast Guard Nabs 2 Smugglers After It Stops Illegal Voyage Near Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN — The Coast Guard returned 10 Haitian migrants to the Dominican Republic between Tuesday and Wednesday, following the interdiction of an illegal voyage
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Dominican Heroin Dealer Pleads Guilty To Illegally Re-Entering The U.S. Virgin Islands
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A Dominican Republic man previously deported after being convicted of heroin possession pleaded guilty this week to illegally re-entering the territory, authorities
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4 Santo Domingo Men With 1,146 Pounds Of Cocaine Face Drug Smuggling Charges
CHARLOTTE AMALIE —Four Santo Domingo men face federal drug smuggling charges after the U.S. Coast Guard seized 1,146 pounds of cocaine and two go-fast vessels
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Coast Guard Takes 91 Illegal Migrants Back To The Dominican Republic Today
SAN JUAN — The Coast Guard Cutter Reliance crew repatriated 91 migrants to the Dominican Republic today from three at-sea interdictions in the Mona Passage off
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Coast Guard Seizes $51 Million In Cocaine After At-Sea Drug Bust Near The BVI
SAN JUAN — The Coast Guard Cutter Richard Etheridge crew offloaded approximately 1,700 kilograms of seized cocaine at Coast Guard Base San Juan Friday, following
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Coast Guard Takes 23 Illegal Sea Migrants Back To Hispaniola; 2,100 Since October
SAN JUAN — The Coast Guard Cutter Winslow Griesser repatriated 11 Dominican migrants and returned 12 Haitians to the Dominican Republic Saturday, following the interdiction of
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PULLED PORK? USDA Frets About African Swine Fever In USVI, Puerto Rico Animals
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced its intent to designate the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico as a “protection zone,” a
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SPORTS TOURISM: Dominican Republic Hosts USVI And 22 Other Teams In Soccer
SANTO DOMINGO — The U.S. Virgin Islands Soccer Association boys’ and girls’ teams will travel to the Dominican Republic to compete in an International Soccer Tournament, held
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2 Quakes In 3 Days Jolt Saint Martin And The Dominican Republic, USGS Says
SANTO DOMINGO —The U.S. Geological Survey reported a “minor magnitude” earthquake was recorded in the Dominican Republic late this morning. The jolt happened near El
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