Authorities seize $7M worth of cocaine off Puerto Rico’s northwest coast
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico _ The U.S. Coast Guard has seized an estimated $7 million worth of cocaine off Puerto Rico’s northwest coast and detained three men from the Dominican Republic.
Spokesman Ricardo Castrodad said Thursday that agents spotted a boat travelling toward Puerto Rico during a routine patrol and found 466 pounds (211 kilograms) of cocaine aboard.
Cocaine seizures across the Caribbean have increased in recent years.
The Associated Press
Alwin Marshall-Squire is the Editor-in-Chief of S-Q Publications Inc., overseeing editorial strategy for GTA Weekly, GTA Today, and Vision Newspaper. He leads the publications’ mission to deliver bold, original journalism focused on the people and communities of the Greater Toronto Area, Canada, and the global Caribbean diaspora.
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