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Coast Guard seizes $63m worth of cocaine after deadly shootout on the high seas
The Coast Guard has seized $63m worth of cocaine on the high seas after a deadly shootout.
The dramatic operation, led by the US Coast Guard and the Royal Netherlands Navy, led to 4,800 pounds of cocaine being recovered from a vessel at a Florida port.
The Coast Guard released a social media post, showing officers from both agencies offloading large sealed containers from the ship onto pallets at Port Everglades in Florida.
The Coast Guard has seized $63m worth of cocaine on the high seas after a deadly shootout
The dramatic operation, led by the US Coast Guard and the Royal Netherlands Navy, led to 4,800 pounds of cocaine being recovered from a vessel at a Florida port
According to a press release, the crew opened fire on the suspected smugglers when the 'non-compliant vessel' abruptly changed course, hurtling toward them at high speed.
The seizure Thursday was the result of a joint operation between the two agencies, including two actions off the coast of Puerta Cabello, Venezuela, the Coast Guard said in a social media post.
The team engaged a high-speed vessel in the Caribbean Sea thought to be smuggling narcotics, a Coast Guard spokesperson said in n a release Tuesday.
The vessel refused orders to stop and instead increased speed and changed direction toward the Dutch pursuit boat.
The boat of Dutch and US Coast Guard members opened fire on the boat in self-defense, US Coast Guard officials said.
The vessel caught fire and sank. Three suspected smugglers went overboard.
According to a press release, the crew opened fire on the suspected smugglers when the 'non-compliant vessel' abruptly changed course, hurtling toward them at high speed
It was the second time the joint operation engaged a vessel believed to be carrying drugs this week
A search for the smugglers was suspended Tuesday, authorities said.
The press release emphasized that the actions of both US and Dutch sailors were taken in self-defense and to protect others in the face of imminent danger.
It was the second time the joint operation engaged a vessel believed to be carrying drugs this week.