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Coast Guard stops boats holding 3 tons of cocaine, opens fire on one

The crew of the Tahoma, a 270-foot Coast Guard cutter, made the interdictions about 90 miles off the coast of Cartagena, Colombia.

Coast Guard intercepts "triple threat" of boats holding 3 tons of cocaine, opens fire on one vessel
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The crew of the Tahoma, a 270-foot Coast Guard cutter, made the interdictions about 90 miles off the coast of Cartagena, Colombia.

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According to CBS News’s source item, Coast Guard stops boats holding 3 tons of cocaine, opens fire on one, The crew of the Tahoma, a 270-foot Coast Guard cutter, made the interdictions about 90 miles off the coast of Cartagena, Colombia.

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