October 2, 2020 - The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Heriberto Hernandez
(WPC-1114) offloads 62 bales of cocaine weighing 1,981 kilograms and one
28-kilogram bale of amphetamines at Sector San Juan following two separate
interdictions of smuggling go-fast vessels in the Caribbean Sea.
The HNLMS
Groningen carried out the most recent interdiction on September 28, 2020,
while the cutter Heriberto Hernandez carried out the second interdiction
September 26, 2020. Federal law enforcement agents received
custody of the $48 million drug shipment and six
male-suspected smugglers apprehended in both cases.
