WILLEMSTAD - The naval ship Zr.Ms. Groningen, the station ship of the Royal Netherlands Navy in the West, which performs coast guard duties, did a drug bust in the evening of 30 July 2019. A Go Fast was spotted during a patrol of the coastguard aircraft Dash north of the ABC islands. The naval NH-90 helicopter stopped the vessel and has intercepted approximately 470 kg of cocaine.
The drugs and the passengers of the Go Fast were first taken on board from Zr.Ms. Groningen and handed over to the coastguard authorities the next morning.