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Coastguard stops boat after chase

Local | By Correspondent May 3, 2022

WILLEMSTAD - The Coast Guard arrested a suspicious boat on Sunday morning. After a chase and the use of warning shots, the vessel was forced to stop.

Onboard were five Venezuelan men carrying drug packages. The Coast Guard's Metal Shark led the boat to the Coast Guard jetty where the suspects and the drug packages were handed over to the Curaçao Police Force.

 

The investigation, in this case, is ongoing.

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