United States Coast Guard Seizes $3.8 Million Worth of Marijuana Near Haiti

3,200 pounds of marijuana with an estimated value of 3.8 million U.S. dollars were seized by the United States Coast Guard aboard a vessel approximately eight nautical miles from Môle-Saint-Nicolas, Haiti, last Thursday, according to a statement published on the official U.S. Coast Guard website (news.uscg.mil) on Tuesday, May 5, 2026. One person was apprehended. On Sunday, the illicit cargo and the suspect were handed over to Haitian authorities for further legal proceedings, the statement continued, emphasizing that Coast Guard perso