MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 08th December, 2018) The Canadian Armed Forces said in a statement they had prevented illegal trafficking of about 17 tonnes of drugs in 2018 within the Operation CARIBBE in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific.
"The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) have wrapped up the 2018 edition of Operation CARIBBE and successfully disrupted the trafficking of approximately 17,000 kg of narcotics," the statement says.
The operation was conducted jointly with the United States Coast Guard (USCG) and US-Led Joint Interagency Task Force South (JIATF-S). Its goal was to prevent the spread of drugs in North America and to promote regional security.
Canada has been involved in Operation CARIBBE since 2006. The main purpose of the mission is to detect and seize illegal drugs. Over the entire mission period, the Canadian forces have seized more than six tonnes of marijuana and 100 tonnes of cocaine.
