A dramatic U.S. Customs and Border Protection operation near Puerto Rico saw a Black Hawk helicopter assist in chasing down a suspected drug-smuggling boat carrying nearly 391 pounds of cocaine. The high-stakes Caribbean interdiction, captured on video, ended with the arrest of three Dominican nationals after agents intercepted the vessel and recovered narcotics allegedly tossed overboard. The operation comes as the Trump administration intensifies its crackdown on drug trafficking and maritime smuggling across the Caribbean and near Venezuela. Show more Show less
Black Hawk chases drug boat of Puerto Rico in dramatic CBP operation; 391 pounds of cocaine seized
A dramatic U.S. Customs and Border Protection operation near Puerto Rico saw a Black Hawk helicopter assist in chasing down a suspected drug-smuggling boat carrying nearly 391 pounds of cocaine. The high-stakes Caribbean interdiction, captured on video, ended with the arrest of three Dominican nationals after agents intercepted the vessel and recovered narcotics allegedly tossed overboard. The operation comes as the Trump administration intensifies its crackdown on drug trafficking and maritime smuggling across the Caribbean and near Venezuela.
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