Coast Guard stops boats holding 3 tons of cocaine, opens fire on one
Summary
The U.S. Coast Guard intercepted three boats carrying over three tons of cocaine near Colombia. They used boats and a helicopter, opened fire to stop one vessel, rescued the people on board, and seized drugs worth about $45 million.Key Facts
- The Coast Guard crew on the cutter Tahoma stopped three drug boats about 90 miles off Cartagena, Colombia.
- They seized 6,085 pounds (over three tons) of cocaine valued at nearly $45 million.
- The Coast Guard used small boats and a helicopter to catch all three vessels at once.
- When one boat refused to stop, the aircrew fired at its engines to disable it.
- The people on that boat jumped overboard and were rescued safely.
- The other two boats stopped when ordered by the Coast Guard.
- The seized cocaine will be offloaded at Port Everglades, Florida.
- The drug boats were set on fire after the drugs and people were taken off.
- The Coast Guard says about 80% of illegal drugs heading to the U.S. are seized at sea.
- Stopping drug smuggling is a top priority for President Trump’s administration, which calls drug cartels terrorist groups.
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