And two! After having seized 680 kg of cocaine at the end of January, the Armed Forces in the West Indies (FAA) carried out a new major seizure on February 11 by intercepting 435 kg of cannabis off the coast of Guadeloupe.
During an air-sea surveillance patrol conducted by the Armed Forces in the West Indies on the night of February 11, the surveillance frigate (FS) Germinal intervened on a suspicious fast boat with no visible mark of nationality on the high seas, south of west of Guadeloupe. The go-fast fled as the soldiers approached, while throwing bundles into the sea.
The five occupants were apprehended and 11 bundles were recovered and tested positive for cannabis, representing 435 kg.
On the instructions of the Public Prosecutor of Fort-de-France, the narcotics, the boat and the suspects were handed over to the Caribbean branch of the anti-narcotics office (OFAST).
This operation was carried out under the direction of the prefect of Martinique, delegate of the Government for the action of the State at sea and the commander of maritime zone of the Antilles.
This is the second seizure of the year for the Armed Forces in the West Indies, after a first made by Germinal on January 29, during which 680 kg of cocaine were intercepted.
The February 11 seizure represents a loss of more than one million euros for goods that were probably intended for West Indian consumers, the military said in a statement. _AF
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