UK Reportedly Halts Caribbean Vessel‑Movement Intel Sharing With U.S.

Overview

• The Times reports, as relayed by Russian outlets, that British intelligence services and the Royal Navy have stopped passing the United States coordinates and headcounts for suspect boats in the Caribbean.
• The UK government declined to comment on the reported pause, and there is no public indication of any U.S. response.
• A Royal Navy source said British operations focus on arrests rather than destroying vessels or killing people.
• Recent context includes the HMS Trent’s September 2024 interdiction of a narco‑sub that yielded cocaine valued at £160 million and led to 11 arrests.
• U.S. media have described an expanded American naval presence in the region and reported allegations of CIA authorization for covert activity linked to Venezuela.