More Than 5,000 Pounds of Cocaine Captured, 11 Smugglers Arrested in Marine Interceptions

U.S. authorities also recently repatriated 32 illegal immigrants to the Dominican Republic navy after interdicting their vessel near Puerto Rico.

U.S. authorities partnered with foreign partners to recover 783 kilograms (1,726 pounds) of cocaine and detained four smugglers. Courtesy of the JIATFS

About 5,612 pounds of cocaine has been seized by U.S. authorities in conjunction with foreign partners in three separate instances over recent days.

In a June 11 post on X, the Joint Interagency Task Force (JIATF) South detailed the results of a cocaine seizure operation carried out in cooperation with the Department of War, U.S. Southern Command, and Panamanian authorities. The partners engaged in a high-speed pursuit of a go-fast vessel and fired warning shots, eventually seizing 783 kilograms (kg) (approximately 1,726 pounds) of cocaine and detaining four smugglers.