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Coverage dated September 21, 2025

First US-Dominican joint anti-drug mission nets major cocaine haul

Headline from Newsweek

The vessel was allegedly carrying 1,000 kilograms of cocaine when it was intercepted approximately 80 nautical miles south of Isla Beata.

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  1. NBC News

    Dominican Republic says it seized cocaine that was on speedboat destroyed by U.S. Navy (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Authorities in the Dominican Republic said Sunday they have confiscated some of the cocaine transported by a speedboat that was destroyed recently by the U.S.

  2. CBS News

    Speedboat destroyed by U.S. Navy held 1,000 kilos of cocaine, Dominican Republic says (opens CBS News)

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    Authorities in the Dominican Republic said they have confiscated cocaine transported by a speedboat that was destroyed recently by the U.S. Navy.

  3. Newsweek

    First US-Dominican joint anti-drug mission nets major cocaine haul (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    The vessel was allegedly carrying 1,000 kilograms of cocaine when it was intercepted approximately 80 nautical miles south of Isla Beata.

  4. New York Post

    Dominican Republic says it seized 377 packages of cocaine on speedboat destroyed by US Navy (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    The Dominican Republic’s National Directorate for Drug Control said it recovered 377 packages of cocaine from the boat which was allegedly carrying 1,000 kilograms of the drug.

  5. Al Jazeera

    Dominican Republic says it seized 1,000kg of cocaine from boat US bombed (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Dominican forces confiscate 377 cocaine packages from a speedboat targeted by US Navy in a ‘historic’ joint operation.

  6. The Hill

    1,000 kilos of cocaine seized from boat US targeted, Dominican Republic says (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    Officials in the Dominican Republic said they confiscated approximately 1,000 kilograms of suspected cocaine from a speedboat targeted recently in a U.S. airstrike in the southern Caribbean.

  7. Legal Insurrection

    Dominican Republic Claims Boat Hit by U.S. Navy had Over a Ton of Cocaine (opens Legal Insurrection)

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    The Dominican Republic and U.S. Navy managed "to recover 13 bales containing the 377 packages, wrapped in adhesive tape and with different logos."

  8. Washington Examiner

    Boat destroyed by US was carrying 2,000 pounds of cocaine: Dominican Republic (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    A drug boat destroyed by a U.S. air strike was carrying about 2,200 pounds of suspected cocaine, Dominican Republic officials confirm.

  9. Fox News

    Drug-smuggling boat struck by US was carrying more than a ton of suspected cocaine, Dominican Republic says (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    The Dominican Republic announced that it had seized a major haul of suspected cocaine following an American strike on a boat transporting the drug.

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