US Navy littoral combat ship makes multiple drug busts

The US Navy Freedom-class littoral combat ship (LCS) USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul, in coordination with joint partners, stopped two alleged drug smuggling operations in the Caribbean Sea within a 72-hour span.

The LCS with an embarked US Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment and Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 50, Detachment Three, made the two busts in the Caribbean, taking out vessels through a combination of air and surface operations.