The Marines from HMS Trent fished packages of cocaine dumped from the speedboat from the water – LPhot Matt Bradley/Royal Navy
The alleged smugglers are later filmed being escorted on to HMS Trent with their hands held above their heads.
A flow of approximately 500 tons of cocaine travels from South America into the Caribbean and on to the US before crossing the Atlantic to feed an ever-growing market in Europe.
While the recent seizure was believed to have been destined for the US, previous shipments have made it across to the UK, and there has been a noticeable shift in activity this year to supply a European market.
Luke Pollard, the Armed Forces minister, said: “This recent operation highlights the Royal Navy’s vital role in maintaining maritime security and upholding international law in the region.
“We are sending a clear message to drug traffickers that nowhere is safe and we will disrupt and dismantle their operations wherever they are in the world.”
One of the alleged smugglers from the boat is taken on to HMS Trent with his hands above his head – LPhot Matt Bradley/Royal Navy
The ship will continue to patrol the Caribbean to stem the flow of illegal cargo through the region, as well as to act as a reassuring presence for the British Overseas Territories during hurricane season, which ends in November.
HMS Trent has seized 6,995 kilograms of drugs in 2024, working with the US Coast Guard and the Joint Interagency Task Force South based in Florida, which monitors illegal drug trafficking.
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