Drug hunter" Groningen strikes again in the Caribbean. | SMN News

October 1, 2020

WILLEMSTAD:--- HNLMS Groningen has again stopped 2 drug shipments in the Caribbean. This concerns the 4th and 5th catch within a month. Last Saturday, the navy ship intercepted almost 284 kilos of drugs, and on Monday even 1,720 kilos of cocaine and 29 kilos of crystal meth.

How much was actually taken off the market cannot be said with certainty. During the catch last weekend, the suspects managed to throw everything overboard before they could be stopped. At least 284 kilos have been fished out of the water.
The suspected smugglers dumped the cargo from their go-fast when they saw

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