SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A group of U.S. Democratic lawmakers promised Puerto Ricans on Friday that they would try to speed up the island’s sluggish recovery from destructive hurricanes and earthquakes, a process that relies heavily on federal funds. Mississippi Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, ranking member of the House Committee of Homeland Security, said … Read more
A stowaway with more than 500 pounds of cocaine and a gun was found on board a barge off the coast of Puerto Rico, the U.S. Coast Guard said Thursday, marking the second time this year that authorities detained a stowaway holding a huge stash of drugs in the same harbor. Crewmembers from two Coast … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: The U.S. Air and Marine Operations (AMO) deployed a Black Hawk helicopter to intercept a boat suspected of smuggling drugs off the coast of Puerto Rico earlier this month. On May 14, AMO detected a 25-foot blue vessel carrying three people and visible packages. … Read more
The U.S. Coast Guard worked with Puerto Rican police to rescue three federal agents and two other people after two boats capsized off Puerto Rico’s “Goat Island.” The operation, which unfolded in rough seas in darkness, was captured on video. The Puerto Rico Police Joint Forces of Rapid Action notified Coast Guard watchstanders at Sector … Read more
Authorities in Puerto Rico on Monday seized cocaine worth an estimated $12 million off the island’s north coast. A police statement said officers intercepted a 26-foot-long boat without identification in waters off the town of Río Grande. Following a pursuit, three suspects were detained and more than 1,800 pounds of cocaine were found on board. … Read more
Violence erupted at a popular tourist destination in Mexico after the military said it killed one of the country’s most wanted drug cartel leaders on Sunday. The U.S. Embassy in Mexico on Sunday told Americans to shelter in place because of the violence that has unfolded in response to the killing of the cartel boss known … Read more