Authorities say the shipment, hidden in bananas, was destined for Europe.

It is the second time in weeks an aircraft has come under fire over Port-au-Prince, as gang violence worsens.

Many Haitian migrants are fleeing extreme gang violence and poverty in the capital Port-au-Prince.

Portsmouth-based patrol ship HMS Trent seizes cocaine from a semi-submerged vessel in the Caribbean.

US officials say the aircraft was recovered in the Dominican Republic after having been purchased illegally.

Amina's son left Senegal on a boat to reach Spain. His body was found off the Dominican Republic.

Cocaine with a street value of £40m is seized south of the Dominican Republic, the Royal Navy says.

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