{"id":2688417,"date":"2026-10-20T12:12:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-20T16:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-and-central-american-forces-work-together-intercept-speedboat-carrying-2-tons-of-cocaine\/"},"modified":"2026-10-20T12:12:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T16:12:00","slug":"us-and-central-american-forces-work-together-intercept-speedboat-carrying-2-tons-of-cocaine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-and-central-american-forces-work-together-intercept-speedboat-carrying-2-tons-of-cocaine\/","title":{"rendered":"US and Central American Forces Work Together, Intercept Speedboat Carrying 2 Tons of Cocaine"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fus-and-central-american-forces-work-together-intercept-speedboat-carrying-2-tons-of-cocaine%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2688417&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump\u2019s partnership with Latin American nations has secured another victory.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-National-Security-Strategy.pdf?utm_source=dailybrief&#038;utm_content=20251205&#038;utm_medium=&#038;utm_campaign=DailyNewsBrief2025Dec5&#038;utm_term=DailyNewsBrief\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">issued<\/a> the \u201cTrump Corollary\u201d to the Monroe Doctrine that included working with Latin American governments to fight back against powerful transnational drug cartels. As noted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/world\/americas\/trump-drug-war-strikes-latin-amercia-b1ed3908\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Wall Street Journal,<\/a> that collaboration is working.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA sprawling military alliance that reaches from the Caribbean across the Andes to the Pacific is taking shape a year after the Trump administration began bombing alleged drug-smuggling boats in the region,\u201d The Wall Street Journal noted last month.<\/p>\n<p>Tangible evidence of that collaboration emerged last week after a massive haul of drugs was prevented from reaching the United States.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnother trafficking run shut down through coordinated regional action,\u201d the Joint Interagency Task Force South posted on X.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Another trafficking run shut down through coordinated regional action. \ud83d\udea8<\/p>\n<p>A U.S. Government Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA) detected a go-fast vessel and notified Costa Rica, @seguridadcrc, and regional partners. A Costa Rican interceptor was vectored toward the contact, and the MPA handed off tracking to a CBP, @CBP, aircraft before returning to base. The CBP aircraft later handed the contact off to a follow on U.S. Government MPA. Additional partner nation maritime and interceptor assets later reacquired the vessel and gained positive control.<\/p>\n<p>3 persons on board detained.<br \/> 76 bales seized.<br \/> Later confirmed: 1,804 kilograms. \ud83d\udce6\ud83d\udeab<\/p>\n<p>@jiatfs detection and monitoring efforts support @DeptofWar directed, @Southcom led operations to detect, disrupt, and dismantle narco-terrorist networks across the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific degrading their illicit operations and protecting the homeland.<\/p>\n<p>#CounterNarcotics #MaritimeSecurity #Interdiction #DrugSeizure #EasternPacific<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Joint Interagency Task Force South (@jiatfs) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/jiatfs\/status\/2111197803200291211?\">October 16, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cA U.S. Government Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA) detected a go-fast vessel and notified Costa Rica, @seguridadcrc, and regional partners. A Costa Rican interceptor was vectored toward the contact, and the MPA handed off tracking to a CBP, @CBP, aircraft before returning to base. The CBP aircraft later handed the contact off to a follow on U.S. Government MPA,\u201d the post said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAdditional partner nation maritime and interceptor assets later reacquired the vessel and gained positive control. 3 persons on board detained. 76 bales seized. Later confirmed: 1,804 kilograms,\u201d the post continued.<\/p>\n<p>The amount is equal to just under 4,000 pounds.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c@jiatfs detection and monitoring efforts support @DeptofWar directed, @Southcom led operations to detect, disrupt, and dismantle narco-terrorist networks across the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific, degrading their illicit operations and protecting the homeland,\u201d the post continued.<\/p>\n<p>The recent seizure was not the task force\u2019s first instance of a major bust.<\/p>\n<p>In May, the task force and regional partners seized 1,577 kilograms of cocaine, the task force posted on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/JIATFS\/posts\/-major-interdiction-with-costa-rica-joint-interagency-task-force-south-jiatf-s-a\/1453008576869229\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In September, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dhs.gov\/news\/2026\/09\/24\/us-coast-guard-surpasses-260000-total-pounds-cocaine-seized-operation-pacific-viper\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Department of Homeland Security<\/a> noted that the U.S. Coast Guard seized more than 25,000 pounds of cocaine in less than a week and had seized more than 260,000 pounds of cocaine in what\u2019s known as Operation Pacific Viper, a massive effort between the Coast Guard and its partners to prevent drugs from reaching America.<\/p>\n<p>As noted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/politics\/national-security\/how-the-pentagon-is-escalating-trumps-drug-war-in-latin-america-a631b53b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Wall Street Journal<\/a>, the administration may extend the aggressive approach it has used at sea to the soil of partner Central and South American nations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDo I see land strikes as options? Yes. We want all options at the table,\u201d Gen.\u00a0Francis Donovan, head of U.S. Southern Command, said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThose actions might be strikes, arrests, or the takedown of a safe house. It could even be something as routine as increasing the use of cargo scanners at border checkpoints,\u201d Donovan said.<\/p>\n<p>To support expanding operations, the Pentagon may deploy MQ-9 Reaper drones to Central and South America.<\/p>\n<p>Donovan said Latin American partners welcome America\u2019s help.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey are not only fed up, but under immense stress because of the impact these narcoterrorist organizations have had on their societies,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe majority of them are willing to employ their military and law enforcement forces to achieve those objectives.\u201d<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey == typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts = { \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs = [ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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