THE HAGUE - The Dutch Minister of Defense Kajsa Ollongren will visit the Curaçao, Aruba, and Sint Maarten (CAS) islands next week. This is reported by Defense Caribbean Area.
Ollogren will pay a working visit to Defense in the Caribbean on the islands from 9 to 12 January. The minister will be in Curaçao on Monday, January 9, she will visit Aruba on Tuesday and the working visit will conclude in Sint Maarten on Thursday.
The Royal Netherlands Navy intercepted a record number of drugs in the Caribbean in 2022. In total, nearly 35,000 kilograms of contraband were seized.