New Delhi, May 15 -- A US Coast Guard vessel intercepted three drug-smuggling boats at the same time in the Caribbean Sea and seized over three tonnes of cocaine in an operation officials described as a "triple threat" bust on Thursday (local time).

CBS News, citing a statement from the Coast Guard, said the crew of the Tahoma, a 270-foot cutter, made the interceptions roughly 90 miles off the coast of Cartagena, Colombia. To catch all three alleged drug boats at once, the Tahoma's crew launched two small boats and deployed a helicopter.

Sharing an update on X, the US Coast Guard wrote, "The interdiction required disabling fire after warning shots proved ineffective. Tahoma's crew apprehended 9 suspected drug smugglers following the ope...