Seizure30 April 2026verifiedCET-8ARW15

The US Coast Guard hands Haiti a boat carrying 1.5 tonnes of marijuana

The United States Coast Guard stopped a vessel about eight nautical miles off Môle- Saint-Nicolas carrying about 3,200 pounds of marijuana, valued at 3.8 million dollars, and detained one person. The cargo and the suspect were handed to the Haitian authorities for prosecution.

🇭🇹 Haiti

The United States Coast Guard stopped a vessel about eight nautical miles off Môle-Saint-Nicolas carrying about 3,200 pounds of marijuana, valued at 3.8 million dollars, and detained one person.^[1]

The cargo and the suspect were handed to the Haitian authorities for prosecution.^[1]

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United States Coast Guard seizes $3.8 million worth of marijuana near Haiti (5 May 2026). Le Nouvelliste.

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Location accuracy: country only. The sources name no closer place; the dot marks the middle of Haiti.18.93, -72.69

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