US Coast Guard seizes US$27 million of cocaine in Caribbean Sea

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Howard WalkerJournalist at Jamaica Observer

November 5, 2026

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US Coast Guard seizes US$27 million of cocaine in Caribbean Sea

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MIAMI, United States (CMC) – The United States (US) Coast Guard says it has offloaded about 3,622 pounds of cocaine, valued at an estimated US$27 million, seized during two operations in the Caribbean Sea.

The drugs were brought ashore on Wednesday, along with four people who were detained during the operations.

The detainees were handed over to federal agents at Port Everglades, Florida, for further investigation, the coast guard said.

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