True Crime · Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
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AI illustrationThree men flee Coast Guard after dumping cocaine at sea. Did U.S. have the right to stop them?
Your callShould the U.S. be able to pursue drug traffickers in foreign waters?
TL;DR
- 1The Coast Guard spotted three men on a boat off Colombia and suspected drug smuggling.
- 2When approached, they fled and dumped 19 bales of cocaine into the ocean, totaling 623 kilograms.
- 3They argued in court that the Coast Guard couldn't show their boat was without nationality, raising jurisdictional issues.




