After the fast smuggling boat was discovered, a chase ensued. Warning shots were fired by the naval vessel. The smugglers threw their packages overboard and managed to escape. The drugs have been fished out of the sea and seized, the coast guard in the Caribbean has announced.
Sr.Ms. Friesland has been active as a station ship in the Caribbean since January 2022 and alternates anti-drug operations with supporting the Caribbean Coast Guard.
A relatively large number of drugs have been intercepted in the Caribbean in recent months. The Dutch naval vessel Zr.Ms. Holland, which was active in the region last year, intercepted 4,735 kg of cocaine in November and December 2021 in close cooperation with the US Coast Guard and the Caribbean Coast Guard during five different actions.
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