{"id":80913,"date":"2026-05-15T14:19:31","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T14:19:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/coast-guard-intercepts-triple-threat-of-boats-holding-3-tons-of-cocaine-opens-fire-on-one-vessel\/"},"modified":"2026-05-15T14:19:31","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T14:19:31","slug":"coast-guard-intercepts-triple-threat-of-boats-holding-3-tons-of-cocaine-opens-fire-on-one-vessel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/coast-guard-intercepts-triple-threat-of-boats-holding-3-tons-of-cocaine-opens-fire-on-one-vessel\/","title":{"rendered":"Coast Guard intercepts &#8220;triple threat&#8221; of boats holding 3 tons of cocaine, opens fire on one vessel"},"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 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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news.uscg.mil\/Press-Releases\/Article\/4486931\/coast-guard-cutter-tahoma-busts-cocaine-triple-threat-interdicting-nearly-458-m\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said in a news release<\/a>. 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 <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/USCG\/status\/2054975885153845295\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shared by the Coast Guard<\/a> 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 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 href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5unto8ycBr\" rel=\"noopener\">pic.twitter.com\/5unto8ycBr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 U.S. Coast Guard (@USCG) <a 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\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/coast-guard-220-million-cocaine-image-boat-fire\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">previously told CBS News<\/a><\/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 loading=\"lazy\" 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\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/one-survivor-strike-alleged-drug-boat-eastern-pacific-kills-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">alleged drug vessels<\/a><\/span> in the Pacific Ocean and Caribbean have killed nearly 200 people since they began last September. The administration has also designated drug cartels and transnational gangs as <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/feds-use-new-terrorism-designation-to-charge-mexican-cartel-member\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">terrorist organizations<\/a><\/span>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<section class=\"content__body--footer\">\n<\/section>\n<p>  <!-- data-recirc-source=\"queryly\" --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"component list recirculation component--type-recirculation  \">\n        <\/aside>\n<section class=\"content__body--footer\">\n      <!-- tags --><\/p>\n<section class=\"content__tags\">\n<p class=\"content__tags__label\">In:<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World 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