3,200 pounds of marijuana seized off Mole Saint-Nicolas in US-Haiti operation
A US Coast Guard detachment from USS Billings stopped a drug vessel about eight miles off Mole Saint-Nicolas on 30 April 2026 with Haitian permission, finding about 3,200 pounds (1,451 kg) of marijuana worth $3.8 million. One suspect was detained and handed to Haitian police on 3 May with the drugs.
🇭🇹 Off Mole Saint-Nicolas, Nord-Ouest Department · Haiti
- Arrested
- 1
- Cannabis
- 1,451.5 kg
At Haiti’s request, a US Coast Guard law-enforcement detachment aboard the Navy ship USS
Billings stopped a suspected drug-smuggling vessel about eight miles off Mole
Saint-Nicolas on 30 April 2026.[1][2]
With the Haitian government’s permission, the boarding team’s inspection found about
3,200 pounds (1,500 kg) of marijuana worth about $3.8 million, and one person was
detained.[1][2] The contraband and the suspect were transferred to Haitian authorities
on Sunday 3 May; other assets in the operation included the cutter Venturous and a
Billings helicopter crew.[2]
Sources
- Coast Guard, U.S. Navy, interdicts suspected drug vessel off Haiti. DVIDS (US Defense Visual Information), 3 May 2026.
- US Coast Guard, Navy interdict suspected drug vessel off Haiti. Baird Maritime, 7 May 2026.
Open questions the AI reported
- The detained suspect was not identified and no court outcome was reported.