U.S. border authorities arrested three illegal aliens attempting to smuggling hundreds of pounds of cocaine into the country.
Customs and Border Protection just released footage of an Air and Marine Operations (AMO) Black Hawk helicopter crew unleashing a barrage of disabling fire on a ‘yola-style’ vessel earlier this month.
AMO detected a 25-foot watercraft carrying visible bundles in the Caribbean Sea on May 13 and maintained continuous surveillance for more than 24 hours.
Just before 10 p.m. on May 14, a pair of Coastal Interceptor Vessels interdicted the boat north of San Juan, Puerto Rico, but the smugglers refused to stop and began tossing bales of narcotics into the water.
A gunner aboard the Black Hawk opened fire on the vessel, rendering it inoperable.
One Interceptor crew boarded the disabled vessel while the other crew retrieved the packages from the sea.
Three Dominican Republic nationals were arrested and 391 pounds of cocaine were seized during the bust.
“Our Air and Marine Operations teams demonstrated exceptional skill and coordination in this interdiction. The decisive use of air disabling fire by our Black Hawk crew was instrumental in stopping the vessel and preventing dangerous narcotics from reaching our communities,” said Caribbean Air and Marine Branch Director Christopher Hunter.
“This operation highlights our commitment to working with partners across all levels to disrupt smuggling networks and protect the security of the United States and its territories.”
The Trump administration continues an aggressive campaign to combat narco-trafficking in U.S. and international waters, as we frequently report.
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They are just stopping certain suppliers so the Mexican fentanyl only goes to usa, over 2 billion every day gets to usa from Mexico those black hawk heroes will do jack shit about that because Mexicans have big guns, and you can bet somewhere along the line Don gets his cut
From the 20 so called “narco boats” from Ecuador (where I live) that Trump blew up only 3 turned out to be transporting drugs. The other 17 boats were fishing boats. Yes, fishermen have speed boats very similar to the drug cartel’s boats. Whole villages are moving away from the coast and moving inland here in Ecuador giving up fishing and looking for a new craft. Even if those 20 boats would have been narco boats, it wouldn’t make a bit of a difference about the amount of drugs smuggled into the USA. It is against the law blowing up boats, yes even drug trafficking boats, unless the military feels directly threatened by them. Effing Trumpo is trying to be a tough guy before his voters. He is nothing else and never will be more than an orange clown, a self loving bully and a rapist. RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES!!!!!!
“Oh no, cocaine, the drug that over half of Hollywood and the Elites do and no normal person can afford other than on special occasions or at parties. Whatever are we going to do???” *facepalm*
No Judge, No jury, Not found guilty in a court of law. Just executed in cold blood.
Right??? Trump really turned out to be the Fascist that everyone said he was going to be… This is just a blatant human rights violation. Cocaine isn’t even dangerous other than in extreme amounts. I know from experience. It won’t just kill you like Fentanyl will
Yes , as all drug dealers should be dealt with wherever they are found . Or just legalize all drugs .
No drug is illegal. There is still no Amendment to Constitution that makes any drug illegal. If they needed an amendment for alcohol, they need amendment for drugs. States can do whatever they want. Feds have no power on this, its under color of law, until there’s an amendment. Either we have laws or government is lawless and illegitimate.