On Monday, Jamaica soldiers stopped a vessel carrying 2000 pounds of suspected cocaine, the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) said.
“Members of the Maritime Air and Cyber Command of the Jamaica Defence Force intercepted a vessel transporting nineteen large and carefully prepared bales,” the JDF tweeted.
The army said the cargo originated in South America.
Three Jamaicans on board the go-fast boat in Jamaica’s territorial waters were in custody.
The confiscated cargo has an estimated value street value of J$1.1 billion.
Headline photo from Jamaica Defence Force.