Canadian, U.S. Coast Guards Team on Caribbean Sea Drug Bust

On March 1, 2025, His Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Harry DeWolf successfully assisted a United States Coast Guard (USCG) Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET) in conducting a seizure of 750 kilograms of cocaine in the Caribbean Sea. This seizure, supported by Colombian air and maritime assets, has an estimated street value $18.8 million.

Sailing in support of Operation CARIBBE, Canada's contribution to the United States (US)-ledenhanced counter-narcotics operations in the Caribbean Sea, HMCS Harry DeWolf is supporting international efforts to prevent the flow of illicit substances into Canada and North America. The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) deploy ships and aircraft to the region on a rotational basis to support the US mission to suppress drug trafficking in international waters.

"Operation CARIBBE is a prime example of the tremendous collaboration between the Royal Canadian Navy and the United States Coast Guard to keep our respective domestic borders and our mutual continental environment safe and secure," said Rear-Admiral Josée Kurtz, Commander Maritime Component Command. "And we have been doing this with great success for 19 years! Every kilogram of illegal narcotics seized during Operation CARIBBE is a kilogram that won’t make it to the streets of Canada, the United States, or elsewhere around