Colombia's Navy and Air Force stop a go-fast boat with 3.5 tonnes of cocaine
Video released Oct. 18, 2026 by Colombia's Ministry of National Defence. The ministry says the Navy (Armada de Colombia) and Air Force, in a joint operation in the Caribbean Sea, intercepted a go-fast boat that left the Gulf of Urabá carrying more than 3.5 tonnes of cocaine hydrochloride, and that five Colombians were captured after a sea and air pursuit. It values the load at US$170 million. The 65-second video shows the boat at night, a Navy officer speaking on a dock, the wrapped and marked bales, the seized boat moored, and the detained men with their faces pixelated.
- What
- Colombia's Navy and Air Force stop a go-fast boat with 3.5 tonnes of cocaine
- Where
- Caribbean Sea, west of Cartagena
- When
- Oct 17, 2026
- Who
- Ministerio de Defensa Nacional de Colombia (@mindefensa), with the Armada de Colombia and Fuerza Aérea Colombiana
- Status
- Official release
- Warning
- Content warning: None. A drug seizure; detained men are shown with faces pixelated and no one is hurt. Graphic level: none.
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Record details
Captured 17 October 2026. Time captured: not stated. Releasing authority: Ministerio de Defensa Nacional de Colombia (@mindefensa), with the Armada de Colombia and Fuerza Aérea Colombiana. Location: Caribbean Sea, west of Cartagena.
Credit: Ministerio de Defensa Nacional de Colombia (@mindefensa), watch at source. License: Link-only (source-hosted; not rehosted).