TCAS: Tropical Takedown

An early morning pursuit with the Fajardo Air and Marine unit ends in the arrest of drug traffickers with over 900 kilos of cocaine aboard their boat. Suspected smugglers are detained in a lights out vessel in the U.S Virgin Islands with a gun onboard. Air and Marine Operations and law enforcement agencies across the Caribbean pay tribute to a fallen Air and Marine agent.

Smugglers use bleach and false-bottom floors to conceal 350 kilos of cocaine, but Mayagüez Air and Marine agents uncover the stash. In the U.S. Virgin Islands, agents race around St. Thomas to intercept suspected traffickers caught on hidden trail cameras. On the west side of Puerto Rico, agents discover firearms aboard two vessels suspected of smuggling narcotics from the Dominican Republic.

U.S. Virgin Islands Air and Marine agents chase a boat through international waters into the British Virgin Islands, ultimately seizing over 1,800 kilos of cocaine. The Mayagüez unit responds to a call about a capsized migrant vessel and finds suspicious bundles floating at sea. Agent Andujar and his team in Fajardo come across suspected smugglers operating a modified vessel.

A fisherman’s tip leads Air and Marine agents in the U.S. Virgin Islands to over 80 kilos of cocaine washed ashore on a public beach. Two fishing vessels are intercepted between the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico, suspected of smuggling drugs. Agents from the Fajardo unit patrol remote trails showing signs of drug trafficking routes.

Air and Marine Operations newest agent in Mayagüez gets his first major seizure when he uncovers over $8 million of cocaine hidden inside a boat. Homeland Security Investigations arrests multiple longshoremen at a seaport involved in a smuggling ring responsible for importing cocaine from the Dominican Republic. AMO agents in Fajardo and USVI team up and race to Culebra to intercept a smuggler.

Air and Marine Interdiction agents in Mayagüez intercept traffickers coming from the Dominican Republic with over $60 million in cocaine onboard. In Fajardo, agents investigate a boat suspected of smuggling cocaine from St. Thomas to Puerto Rico. In the U.S Virgin Islands, agents search for a sunken vessel believed to be carrying bulk cash from drug dealers.

Homeland Security Investigations arrest multiple suspects across Puerto Rico involved in a drug smuggling ring linked to multiple murders. Air and Marine Operations agents in Fajardo seize $13.2 million worth of cocaine from an overturned vessel, while AMO agents in the U.S. Virgin Islands conduct a night operation to intercept smuggling vessels moving between the USVI and British Virgin Islands.

Homeland Security Investigations Puerto Rico arrest 37 members of a smuggling network responsible for multiple murders, and the import and export of cocaine on the island. Air and Marine operations agents in Mayagüez chase after a loaded vessel with $5.4 million in cocaine onboard. AMO agents in Fajardo investigate a party boat and discover a passenger on board entered the country illegally.

Air and Marine Operations agents in the U.S. Virgin Islands enlist the U.S. Border Patrol’s tactical BORTAC team to help dismantle a smuggling ring on Saint John. Fajardo AMO agents pursue a vessel that runs aground, carrying over 1,300 kilos of cocaine. In western Puerto Rico, agents from the Mayagüez office assist the U.S. Coast Guard in rescuing migrants who go overboard at sea.

Air and Marine Operations agents in Fajardo chase a vessel to a marina and suspects flee, leaving over 280 kilos of cocaine hidden inside. Mayagüez AMO agents provide armed transport for the USCG, transferring a murder suspect from sea to airfield. Later, they intercept a migrant vessel by shooting out its engine. Agents in the U.S. Virgin Island seize over $750k in cash from a smuggling vessel.