First US-Dominican Joint Anti-Drug Mission Nets Major Cocaine Haul
Summary
The U.S. and Dominican Republic conducted their first joint anti-drug operation in the Caribbean, seizing a large amount of cocaine from a speedboat. The operation involved the destruction of the boat by the U.S. Navy and is part of a broader U.S. effort to stop drug smuggling into the U.S. However, there are concerns about the legality of these actions.Key Facts
- The U.S. and Dominican Republic worked together on a mission that seized 377 packages of cocaine.
- The speedboat, destroyed by the U.S. Navy, was carrying approximately 1,000 kilograms of cocaine.
- The mission was about 80 nautical miles south of Isla Beata, Dominican Republic.
- This was the first joint anti-drug operation between the U.S. and Dominican Republic in Caribbean waters.
- The operation is part of a U.S. initiative to combat drug smuggling, which they link to drug overdoses in the U.S.
- Human Rights Watch raised concerns about the legality of the U.S. Navy's actions, calling them possible "extrajudicial killings."
- Two U.S. senators proposed a resolution to review military actions against drug trafficking boats.
- This operation included other instances where speedboats were destroyed by the U.S., linked to Venezuela.
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