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4 Jamaicans charged with smuggling nearly 4,000 pounds of marijuana
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4 Jamaicans charged with smuggling nearly 4,000 pounds of marijuana

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging four Jamaican men with smuggling nearly 4,000 pounds of marijuana in Caribbean waters. Miguel Orr, 29, Rayvon Smith,…
Posted by John McCarthy August 18, 2024
Coast Guard works to change its culture following sexual abuse, harassment scandal
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Coast Guard works to change its culture following sexual abuse, harassment scandal

NEW LONDON, Connecticut (AP) — The grueling basic training for fledgling cadets at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, known as swab summer, has been revamped this year in light of…
Posted by John McCarthy August 10, 2024
Coast Guard seizes 9 suspects, $7.4 million worth of cocaine
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Coast Guard seizes 9 suspects, $7.4 million worth of cocaine

SAN JUAN — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Charles David Jr. offloaded and transferred custody of 245 kilograms of cocaine and nine suspected smugglers to U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration…
Posted by John McCarthy June 9, 2024
Coast Guard aircrew aids BVI-bound cargo vessel taking on water in Caribbean Sea
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Coast 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, approximately 22 nautical miles south…
Posted by John McCarthy May 31, 2024
Coast Guard nabs 4 men indicted for smuggling wildlife
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Coast 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 federal grand jury in the…
Posted by John McCarthy May 17, 2024
Coast Guard takes 51 migrants back to the Dominican Republic
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Coast 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 unlawful, irregular migration attempt near…
Posted by John McCarthy May 10, 2024
Grenada man faces 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to cocaine smuggling
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Grenada 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 of cocaine. Rodney de Roche,…
Posted by John McCarthy May 8, 2024
Coast Guard oversees oil clean-up efforts off Pier 9 in San Juan Harbor
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Coast 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 Pier 9 and the nearby…
Posted by John McCarthy May 1, 2024
Coast Guard medevacs pregnant passenger from Disney cruise ship
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Coast 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 180 miles northwest of Aguadilla,…
Posted by John McCarthy April 16, 2024
Crew of ‘The Blessed Lion,” who smuggled cocaine to the US by sea, gets nearly 5 years
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Crew 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 57 months incarceration after pleading…
Posted by John McCarthy April 12, 2024

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