1st Drug Seizure of the Year for French Forces in the Caribbean Sea
On Monday 23 January, the French surveillance frigate Ventôse (F733) recovered 12 bales of cannabis from a suspect vessel in the Caribbean Sea.
During a surveillance patrol off the Grenadine Islands, the surveillance frigate seized 324 kg of cannabis from a boat with no visible markings of nationality. 10 suspects were arrested, 9 of whom were Venezuelan and one Colombian.
