{"id":416,"date":"2026-05-15T14:36:02","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T14:36:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jacksonvillemovingnews.com\/?p=416"},"modified":"2026-05-15T14:36:02","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T14:36:02","slug":"video-shows-sniper-fire-on-boat-during-45m-drug-bust-off-colombia-coast-guard-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jacksonvillemovingnews.com\/?p=416","title":{"rendered":"Video shows sniper fire on boat during $45M drug bust off Colombia, Coast Guard says"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>New video shows a U.S. Coast Guard air crew using sniper fire to stop a smuggling boat during what officials said was a $45 million drug bust operation off Colombia.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/jacksonvillemovingnews.com\/?p=414\">Florida court to consider whether new U.S. House map violates partisan gerrymandering ban<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The incident happened May 8 when the crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Tahoma came across three suspected smuggling boats about 90 miles off Cartagena, officials said.<\/p>\n<p>Two small boats and a helicopter were launched to stop the vessels but one refused to comply.<\/p>\n<p>The video released by the Coast Guard Thursday showed a crew member on the helicopter using a machine gun while firing in the boat&#8217;s path in apparent attempt to get it to stop.<\/p>\n<p>The crew member then uses sniper fire on the boat&#8217;s engines to get it to stop, officials said.<\/p>\n<p>Officials said the suspected smugglers jumped overboard but were given floatation devices and were rescued with no reported injuries.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/jacksonvillemovingnews.com\/?p=412\">Oh baby! Marlins\u2019 Pete Fairbanks makes rare start, leaves Yankee Stadium early for child\u2019s birth<\/a><\/p>\n<p>On the three vessels the crews found about 6,085 pounds of cocaine worth around $45.8 million, officials said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Interdicting three vessels simultaneously is a testament to the unwavering professionalism, precision, and dedication of our crews,&#8221; Cmdr. 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