The US Coast Guard intercepted a fast boat carrying 881 pounds (400 kilos) of cocaine and arrested the four alleged drug traffickers in the waters of Puerto Rico.
The detainees are citizens of Dominican Republic and the 14 seized cocaine bales have an estimated value of approximately $ 12 million dollars , the Coast Guard said in a statement.
The US Coast Guard intercepted a fast boat carrying 400 kilos of cocaine and detained the four Dominicans in the waters of Puerto Rico pic.twitter.com/ 31 clXY1mX3
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The operation was carried out in a ship from San Juan Station , after a helicopter detected a suspicious speedboat near the coastal municipality of Dorado, in the north of the island.
The alleged smugglers face federal prosecution in Puerto Rico for criminal charges of drug smuggling, which carry a minimum sentence of ten years in prison and a maximum prison sentence of for life.
“This successful seizure is the result of the professionalism, coordination and rapid response shown by the Coast Guard, Customs and Border Protection involved in this case “, said Commander Beau Powers, San Juan Sector Response Chief.
Powers stressed that the objective of his mission is” d stop drug smuggling ships at sea, safeguard the nation’s maritime border and protect the people of Puerto Rico from this threat. ”
In the waters of Puerto Rico, important drug caches are frequently seized, as there are numerous agencies and security forces involved in fighting drug trafficking .
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