Dutch, U.S. forces seize cocaine in Caribbean






By Andrew O. Selsky
ASSOCIATED PRESS

10:54 a.m. August 22, 2008

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – The Dutch Navy and a squad of U.S. Coast Guard raiders seized 4.6 tons (4,200 kilograms) of cocaine from a Panamanian-flagged freighter that had set sail from Venezuela, Dutch and U.S. officials said Friday.
The Dutch Navy said it is the largest haul of cocaine it has ever intercepted.



Advertisement “This seizure underlines the excellent cooperation between all our partners in the region and once again confirms the importance of our presence in the Caribbean,â€