DR1 Daily News - Dominican Republic

In a rare joint operation, the United States and the Dominican Republic conducted their first-ever coordinated counter-narcoterrorism mission, culminating in the destruction of a speedboat and the seizure of more than a ton of suspected cocaine off the coast of Pedernales province. The operation was carried out now that the Trump administration has underway a controversial anti-narcotics mission in the southern Caribbean.

The speedboat was on its way to dock in the Dominican Republic and use the nation as a bridge to transport cocaine to the United States.

The mission, which took place near Beata Island, began with an aerial military surveillance sweep by US forces. This intelligence allowed Dominican authorities to pinpoint the high-speed vessel, a “Go Fast” boat, carrying an estimated 1,000 kilograms of narcotics, according to Carlos Devers, spokesman for the Dominican...