{"id":9740,"date":"2026-05-15T15:11:19","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T15:11:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=9740"},"modified":"2026-05-15T15:11:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T15:11:19","slug":"coast-guard-intercepts-triple-threat-of-boats-holding-3-tons-of-cocaine-opens-fire-on-one-vessel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=9740","title":{"rendered":"Coast Guard intercepts &#8220;triple threat&#8221; of boats holding 3 tons of cocaine, opens fire on one vessel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 90px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876676\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u5de6\u4fa7\u7ad6\u6392 -->\r\n  <div style=\"height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876672\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"height: 500px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876680\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u53f3\u4fa7\u6469\u5929\u697c\uff08\u548c\u5de6\u4fa7\u5b8c\u5168\u5bf9\u9f50\uff09 -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-row: 3\/5; height: 750px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876678\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  \r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e6\" data-zoneid=\"5876682\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>The crew of a U.S. Coast Guard ship simultaneously intercepted three boats carrying illicit drugs in the Caribbean Sea, seizing over three tons of cocaine and stopping what the agency called a &#8220;triple threat,&#8221; officials said Thursday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The crew of the Tahoma, a 270-foot cutter, made the interdictions about 90 miles off the coast of Cartagena, Colombia, the Coast Guard said in a news release. To catch all three alleged drug boats at once, the crew of the Tahoma launched two small boats and deployed a helicopter.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The alleged smugglers aboard the boat pursued by the helicopter were &#8220;non-compliant,&#8221; the Coast Guard said. The Coast Guard aircrew used &#8220;aerial use of force tactics, including precision sniper fire directed at the engines&#8221; to stop the boat. The alleged smugglers jumped overboard and were rescued by the Coast Guard with no reported injuries.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Video shared by the Coast Guard showed a member of the aircrew strafing the area in front of the vessel with gunfire, then throwing rescue floats to the alleged smugglers after they jumped overboard.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-twitter-tweet embed--float-none embed--size-medium lazyload\" data-require=\"third-party\/twitter-widgets\">\n<div class=\"embed__content-wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Relentless operations to stop narco-terrorism.<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USCGSoutheast?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"noopener\">@USCGSoutheast<\/a> crews aboard CGC Tahoma and an embarked helicopter seized approximately 6,085 pounds of cocaine worth nearly $45.8 million Saturday after stopping three vessels off the coast of Colombia. The interdiction required\u2026 <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5unto8ycBr\" rel=\"noopener\">pic.twitter.com\/5unto8ycBr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 U.S. Coast Guard (@USCG) <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USCG\/status\/2054975885153845295?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"noopener\">May 14, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The alleged smugglers in the other two boats stopped when ordered to do so by the Coast Guard crew members in small boats.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Coast Guard did not say how many people were taken into custody during the operation or if the alleged smugglers aboard the three boats were working together.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Tahoma&#8217;s crew seized 6,085 pounds of cocaine from the three vessels, officials said. The drugs are worth about $45 million, the agency said, and will be offloaded by the ship&#8217;s crew at Port Everglades in Florida.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Photos shared by the Coast Guard showed the three alleged drug boats set ablaze. A spokesperson for the Coast Guard <span class=\"link\">previously told CBS News<\/span> that when agency crews encounter a suspected smuggling vessel, they detain the alleged smugglers, remove any drugs and then sink the boat so they do not pose a threat to other marine traffic.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content \"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/05\/15\/8b7eeb3e-e893-4513-bd60-8623d720ae4a\/thumbnail\/620x456\/2422ced90544e15bb4b81d50b0698cb6\/screenshot-2026-05-15-at-9-35-33-am.png#\" alt=\"screenshot-2026-05-15-at-9-35-33-am.png \" height=\"456\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/05\/15\/8b7eeb3e-e893-4513-bd60-8623d720ae4a\/thumbnail\/620x456\/2422ced90544e15bb4b81d50b0698cb6\/screenshot-2026-05-15-at-9-35-33-am.png 1x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Three suspected drug smuggling boats are set ablaze, with the Coast Guard cutter Tahoma in the background.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                U.S. Coast Guard<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>About 80% of narcotics seized while being transported to the United States are found at sea, the Coast Guard said. The agency seized over 511,000 pounds of cocaine in 2025.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Trump administration has called stopping the flow of drugs into the United States one of its top priorities. Deadly strikes on <span class=\"link\">alleged drug vessels<\/span> in the Pacific Ocean and Caribbean have killed nearly 200 people since they began last September. 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