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Coastguard intercepts 350 kilos of cocaine near Curaçao

Local | By Correspondent June 8, 2020

WILLEMSTAD - The navy ship Zr. Ms. Zeeland has intercepted a drug transport with ten bales of cocaine on the high seas in the Caribbean. The total weight of the drugs is about 350 pounds, the Coast Guard reported.

The drugs were transported in a speedboat, which had been monitored by the Coast Guard for some time.

For example, the aircraft of the Caribbean Coast Guard had already taken photos of the boat near Curaçao several hours before the boarding. Two persons on board were arrested.

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