{"id":63381,"date":"2026-02-03T20:03:36","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T20:03:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/boat-crew-tosses-115-kilos-of-cocaine-in-pacific-while-fleeing-navy-colombia-says\/"},"modified":"2026-02-03T20:03:36","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T20:03:36","slug":"boat-crew-tosses-115-kilos-of-cocaine-in-pacific-while-fleeing-navy-colombia-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/boat-crew-tosses-115-kilos-of-cocaine-in-pacific-while-fleeing-navy-colombia-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Boat crew tosses 115 kilos of cocaine in Pacific while fleeing navy, Colombia says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>The crew of a speedboat tossed more than 100 packages of cocaine into the Pacific Ocean while fleeing the Colombian navy, authorities said Tuesday, as the leader of the country was visiting President Trump in Washington amid mounting pressure from the U.S. to curb drug trafficking. \u00a0Colombia is the world&#8217;s largest cocaine-producing nation.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities seized 115.7 kilograms of cocaine that was being transported on a &#8220;go-fast&#8221; vessel 55 nautical miles from Colombia&#8217;s Pacific coast during an operation against international drug trafficking, the country&#8217;s navy said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FNP_ArmadaCol\/status\/2018702745805418706\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As authorities approached, the crew on board the speedboat fled, throwing rectangular packages containing the drugs into the sea, naval officials\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FNP_ArmadaCol\/status\/2018702750108770332\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">said<\/a>. Officers proceeded to recover 116 packages from the ocean.<\/p>\n<p>The haul of cocaine amounted to 289,000 doses of narcotics worth $5.6 million, the navy <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FNP_ArmadaCol\/status\/2018702752315015304\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">said<\/a>.\u00a0 Authorities released multiple images of the operation, showing packages of the alleged cocaine floating in the sea.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/02\/03\/3a3936a6-1a2a-4aaf-bfe9-fcc2bbdeaccf\/thumbnail\/620x465\/bfafc2c0742aff55c13ca5e8510a6fd7\/cocaine-hape-5mwgaawrio.jpg#\" alt=\"cocaine-hape-5mwgaawrio.jpg \" height=\"465\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/02\/03\/3a3936a6-1a2a-4aaf-bfe9-fcc2bbdeaccf\/thumbnail\/620x465\/bfafc2c0742aff55c13ca5e8510a6fd7\/cocaine-hape-5mwgaawrio.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/02\/03\/3a3936a6-1a2a-4aaf-bfe9-fcc2bbdeaccf\/thumbnail\/1240x930\/303540621482d56f2d34eb912185a162\/cocaine-hape-5mwgaawrio.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">The crew of a speedboat tossed more than 100 packages of cocaine into the Pacific Ocean while fleeing the Colombian navy, authorities said Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Colombia Navy<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The seizure was announced on the same day that Colombian President Gustavo Petro met with President Trump at the White House. <\/p>\n<p>White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters Tuesday that the meeting hadn&#8217;t yet wrapped and she couldn&#8217;t provide a readout, but said Mr. Trump was in a &#8220;positive headspace&#8221; beforehand and had been looking forward to it.\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/trump-venezuela-colombia-president-petro-tells-cbs-dialogue-could-stop-world-war\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Petro previously told CBS News<\/a><\/span>\u00a0he hoped dialogue with Mr. Trump would &#8220;stop a world war.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Trump administration has continued a <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/us-attack-drug-boat-venezuela-painted-civilian-plane\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">military campaign<\/a><\/span>\u00a0against alleged drug-ferrying boats off South America in the Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea. Those strikes, which started in September, have killed more than 100 people.<\/p>\n<p>Relations between Washington and Bogota have been strained, with the U.S. accusing the Colombian government of failing to contain a spike in cocaine production. Last October, Mr. Trump\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/trump-colombia-president-illegal-drug-leader-end-aid\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">called Petro<\/a><\/span>\u00a0an &#8220;illegal drug leader,&#8221; and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/us-trump-sanctions-colombia-president-gustavo-petro\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">announced sanctions on Petro and his family<\/a><\/span>. The U.S. also removed Colombia from the\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/us-designates-colombia-failing-cooperate-drug-war\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">list of allies<\/a><\/span>\u00a0in the war on drugs.<\/p>\n<p>However, Colombia has announced several major drug busts recently. <\/p>\n<p>Last month, the Colombian Navy seized over <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/cocaine-seized-speedboat-pacific-ocean-colombia-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">two tons of cocaine<\/a><\/span> after chasing down a speedboat packed with drugs and fuel in the South Pacific Ocean. 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