Monday, September 22, 2025

Dominican Republic says it seized 377 packages of cocaine on speedboat destroyed by US Navy

Dominican Republic says it seized 377 packages of cocaine on speedboat destroyed by US Navy


Authorities in the Dominican Republic said Sunday they have confiscated some of the cocaine transported by a speedboat that was destroyed recently by the US Navy, as the Trump administration carries out a controversial anti-narcotics mission in the southern Caribbean.

In a press conference, the Dominican Republic’s National Directorate for Drug Control said it recovered 377 packages of cocaine from the boat which was allegedly carrying 1,000 kilograms of the drug.

Officials said the boat was destroyed about 80 nautical miles south of Isla Beata, a small island that belongs to the Dominican Republic. 

Members of the National Drug Control Directorate (DNCD) guard packages of suspected cocaine that were on board the most recent vessel bombed in Caribbean waters on September 21, 2025. Orlando Barria/EPA/Shutterstock
Authorities confiscated some of the cocaine transported by a speedboat that was destroyed by the US Navy. @DNCDRD/X


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