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The United States Coast Guard, with the cooperation of the Costa Rican authorities, seized more than 700 kilos of cocaine, with an estimated value of $ 29 million, in international waters of the Pacific Ocean, as reported by this same force on Monday.
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In full patrol operation, the MH-65 Dolphin helicopter The Coast Guard Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron (HITRON) identified a fishing boat suspected of smuggling early last week.
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He immediately requested the help of a maritime patrol plane from the Costa Rican Air Surveillance Service.
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The members of the Coast Guard discovered inside the ship several false compartments, where they discovered 771 kilos of cocaine.
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“This interdiction is a great example of what we can achieve with strong international partners,” said Rear Admiral Peter Gautier, the 11th Coast Guard commander. And he added: “Our Coast Guard crews made an exhaustive approach and search for Amanda M, recovering $ 29 million of cocaine. Our Costa Rican partners played an important role in the success of this operation that will disrupt the criminal networks in the region during this great wave. “
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The four smugglers, meanwhile, are at the disposal of the Costa Rican justice.
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The president of United States, Donald trump, highlighted this Tuesday the operation on his Twitter account, and announced that military deployments in the Caribbean will continue “until these threats are neutralized”: “My Administration is committed to protecting the homeland from the scourge of narcoterrorists and traffickers trying to destabilize the United States and our Hemisphere. Our military deployments in the Caribbean and the Eastern Pacific will last until these threats are neutralized. “
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“The Southern Command of the United States will increase surveillance, seizures, and the deployment of destructive aircraft, ships, and helicopters,” said the American president from the White House, who indicated that the objective is “to protect the American people from the scum of illegal narcotics. “
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Colombia participates along with 25 other American and European nations in this operation that seeks “to affect drug trafficking and its related crimes by sea, river, land and air,” the Defense Ministry said in a statement.
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