U.S. Coast Guard Opens Fire On Vessels Carrying Cocaine

The U.S. Coast Guard made a huge seizure on Thursday.

On Thursday, the U.S. Coast Guard seized several tons of cocaine valued at over $45 million on vessels off the coast of Colombia.

The seizure, however, did not come without gunfire.

According to the U.S. Coast Guard, after several vessels attempted to flee from a Coast Guard helicopter, personnel opened fire on the vessels’ engines.

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CBS News provided the full scoop on the seizure:

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 “triple threat,” officials said Thursday.

The crew of the