Video shows sniper fire on boat during $45M drug bust off Colombia, Coast Guard says

New video shows a U.S. Coast Guard air crew using sniper fire to stop a smuggling boat during what officials said was a $45 million drug bust operation off Colombia. The incident happened May 8 when the crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Tahoma came across three suspected smuggling boats about 90 miles off Cartagena, officials said. #coastguard #drugbust #sniper NBC 6 on Instagram: @NBC6 | www.instagram.com/nbc6 NBC 6 on Facebook: www.facebook.com/nbc6southflorida NBC 6 on TikTok: @NBCsouthflorida | www.tiktok.com/@nbcsouthflorida Get breaking news, First Alert weather updates, plus live cameras from NBC 6 South Florida. NBC 6/WTVJ was Florida’s first television station and has been covering news in South Florida for over 70 years.