SAN JUAN — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Charles David Jr. offloaded and transferred custody of 245 kilograms of cocaine and nine suspected smugglers
Read moreCoast Guard aircrew aids BVI-bound cargo vessel taking on water in Caribbean Sea
SAN JUAN — The aircrew of a Coast Guard MH-60T helicopter assisted a BVI-bound cargo vessel that was taking on water in the Caribbean Sea,
Read moreCoast Guard nabs 4 men indicted for smuggling wildlife
SAN JUAN — Four suspected smugglers interdicted by the Coast Guard and U.S. Customs and Border Protection surface and air units were indicted by a
Read moreCoast Guard takes 51 migrants back to the Dominican Republic
SAN JUAN — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Tezanos repatriated 51 migrants to Dominican Republic this week following the interdiction of an
Read moreGrenada man faces 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to cocaine smuggling
CHRISTIANSTED — A Grenada man faces a maximum 20 years in prison after admitting in federal court on St. Croix that he smuggled 70 pounds
Read moreCoast Guard oversees oil clean-up efforts off Pier 9 in San Juan Harbor
SAN JUAN — Coast Guard incident management personnel continued oil clean-up oversight efforts today for an unknown discharge source that is affecting San Juan Harbor’s
Read moreCoast Guard medevacs pregnant passenger from Disney cruise ship
SAN JUAN — A Coast Guard MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter aircrew conducted a medevac for a Disney Fantasy cruise ship passenger, Monday, in the Atlantic Ocean
Read moreCrew of ‘The Blessed Lion,” who smuggled cocaine to the US by sea, gets nearly 5 years
CHRISTIANSTED — A cocaine smuggler from Nicaragua got nearly five years in prison from a federal judge. Michael Nelson-Gaet, 36, of Managua, was sentenced to
Read moreCoast Guard takes 101 migrants back to the Dominican Republic
SAN JUAN — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Tezanos repatriated 101 migrants to Dominican Republic, Monday, following three interdictions of unlawful, irregular
Read moreAmerican tourist dies, U.S. Marine missing in separate incidents off Puerto Rico coast
SAN JUAN — The U.S. Coast Guard said Thursday it is searching for a U.S. Marine who went swimming in high surf off Puerto Rico’s
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