The recent seizure is certainly significant but pales in comparison to the $1.3 billion haul by the U.S. Coast Guard earlier this year. Specifically, crews of the nine ships seized 24,721 kilograms of cocaine and 7,167 kilograms of cannabis, per CBS News. Image of confiscated bales of drugs. / As is the case in France, recreational cannabis is illegal in Martinique. In February, the drug interdiction involved the U.S. Coast Guard vessel, James, and seized about 31,978 kilograms of illicit drugs, notes a tweet from Admiral Karl Schultz. When the navy was able to intercept the boat, members found the seven Venezuelan nationals, but no drugs, on board.
Seven Venezuelan nationals were arrested and 560 kilograms of cannabis were seized last week during an operation on the Caribbean Sea island of Martinique, helmed by the local prefect and the maritime zone commander of the Antilles.
A maritime patrol on May 24 led by surveillance frigate Germinal spotted a “suspicious” speedboat in international waters west of Martinique, an overseas region of France, notes a translated Facebook post from Forces Armées aux Antilles (FAA).
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