▁c oca ine ▁traffic ▁moves ▁towards ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁with ▁the ▁Costa ▁Rica ▁Security ▁Ministry ▁predict ing ▁a ▁huge ▁increase ▁to ▁ 1 , 7 0 0 ▁tons ▁moving ▁through ▁the ▁country ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁El ▁Salvador ▁ ▁Grant ing ▁permission ▁for ▁U . S . ▁forces ▁to ▁use ▁El ▁Salvador ▁as ▁a ▁base ▁in ▁the ▁h unt ▁for ▁illegal ▁drug ▁ship ments ▁has ▁allowed ▁groups ▁like ▁Pat rol ▁Squadron ▁ 8 ▁to ▁fly ▁miss ions ▁from ▁the ▁country . ▁ ▁Gu atem ala ▁ ▁Land ▁based ▁operations , ▁with ▁the ▁country ▁perm itting ▁US ▁Mar ines ▁to ▁join ▁in ▁the ▁fight ▁against ▁dru gs . ▁ ▁H ond uras ▁ ▁The ▁H ond ur an ▁Navy ▁and ▁US ▁Coast ▁Guard ▁intercept ed ▁a ▁s inking ▁self - prop elled ▁semi - sub mers ible ▁vessel ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁Netherlands ▁▁ ▁The ▁Royal ▁Netherlands ▁Navy ▁deploy ing ▁ships , ▁with ▁the ▁Dutch ▁Car ib bean ▁Coast ▁Guard ▁supp lying ▁aircraft . ▁A ▁parallel ▁operation ▁Operation ▁Car ib ee an ▁Vent ure ▁under ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁Commander ▁Netherlands ▁Forces ▁in ▁the ▁Car ib bean , ▁who ▁works ▁closely ▁with ▁J I AT F - S outh ▁and ▁has ▁the ▁same ▁object ives ▁as ▁Operation ▁Mart illo . ▁ ▁and ▁ ▁have ▁successfully ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁operation . ▁ ▁Nic ar agua ▁ ▁Nic ar agu an ▁army ▁small ▁craft , ▁assist ed ▁by ▁the ▁US ▁Coast ▁Guard ▁intercept ed ▁US $ 3