Overview
- The cutter Tahoma, which interdicted three suspected smuggling boats Friday about 90 miles off Cartagena, seized 6,085 pounds of cocaine valued at about $45.8 million.
- A Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron team used disabling sniper fire on a non‑compliant boat’s engines after warning shots failed.
- The people who jumped overboard were given flotation gear and rescued with no injuries reported, according to the Coast Guard.
- The haul is slated for offload at Port Everglades as part of a larger 8,185‑pound tally, while some reports cite nine arrests not specified in the Coast Guard release.
- Officials say the operation drew on coordination with U.S. Southern Command and Joint Interagency Task Force South, part of a campaign that seized more than 511,000 pounds of cocaine in 2025 and stops most U.S.-bound drugs at sea.