Joint US-Costa Rica operations seize drugs and strengthen regional security against organized crime.
pjmedia.com By Sarah Anderson
According to the State Department’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) and Costa Rica’s Ministry of Public Security (MSP), the two countries have come together once again to make the Western Hemisphere a little safer. Last week, a joint anti-narcotics operation involving the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), and the Costa Rican Coast Guard ended with the seizure of a lot of drugs, the arrest of three individuals, and a hit to the organized crime and drug smuggling that is plaguing our region.
It happened on Thursday. U.S. officials spotted a suspicious 32-foot vessel off Costa Rica’s Pacific Coast, about 175 nautical miles off Blanco Cape, in the Nicoya peninsula. The boat was named the “Poseidon,” but it had no registration numbers or national flag. A U.S. aircraft tracked it until the Costa Rican Coast Guard found it and intercepted it. They arrested three Colombian nationals and towed the boat back to shore, where they found approximately two tons of cocaine. Costa Rican prosecutors are seeking to slap all three men with international drug trafficking charges.
INL's support to Costa Rica’s Coast Guard's Special Operations Unit led to the interdiction of 1.9 MTs of cocaine destined to the United States. 🇺🇸🇨🇷 cooperation makes our Hemisphere more secure. https://t.co/YgfLEx2zyi
— US Dept of State INL (@StateINL) April 20, 2026
It was all part of a long-standing, bilateral maritime agreement between our two countries that’s been in place for about 25 years. Costa Rica’s Legislative Assembly voted 38-5 to renew it in December, allowing up to 195 USCG vessels to access the country’s ports this year…
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