Coast Guard Seizes $63 Million in Cocaine After Caribbean Shootout

The operation involved a dramatic encounter with a suspected drug smuggling vessel that ended in gunfire and the boat sinking.

Over 4,800 pounds of cocaine were offloaded at a Florida port following two interdictions near Venezuela.
The Coast Guard collaborated with the Royal Netherlands Navy to intercept the smuggling vessel.
The shootout occurred after the suspected smugglers' speedboat attempted to ram the patrol boat.
The smuggling vessel caught fire and sank, with three suspects going overboard and not recovered.
This seizure is part of ongoing efforts to disrupt drug trafficking and transnational criminal organizations.