Were gettg a look at the u. S. Coast guard stopping smugglers on the high seas. Nbeuspect incredible vi drug smugglers hiding 17,000 pounds of cocaine. Heres abcs pierre thomas. Reporter what youre looking at is a coast guard Interdiction Team in hot pursuit of suspected drug smugglers. A crew member screaming in spanish stop the boat. That boat on the run, a submarinelike vessel called a semisubmersible designed to keep a low profile. It had been spotted by a marine patrol aircraft hundreds of miles off the coast of the ecuadoran colombian border in the eastern pacific. Waves crashing, the coast guard finally pulling alongside. A member of the team dressed in Tactical Gear boards the vessel. Then pounding on the hatch demanding that the smugglers surrender. Inside the coast guard discovers five suspects and in excess of 17,000 pounds of cocaine worth an estimated 232 million. The same week that cocaine was confiscated in june, u. S. Authorities discovered this ship in the atlantic car
Over to police. Were live in san jose this afternoon, chris nguyen, abc7 news. Chris, this is happening about what five minutes from every green . But this is typically a relatively safe neighborhood, right . Reporter thats a great point, ama. We were speaking with neighbors who say theyre very active on next door on social media and have a Neighborhood Watch program in effect. So neighbors here are just absolutely stunned. Theyre devastated and at a loss for words. Chris, thank you so much for that update. New developments with a San Mateo County kidnapping case from 95. Kevin lynn on the run for 22 years has been convicted in the kidnapping of kristenc hu. Prosecutors say he and two other men kidnapped the 9yearold girl in hillsboro and demanded a ransom of 800,000. Threw they released her after 12 hours not getting a ct wynn captured new los angelesing in 2017 and prosecutors say he was the br s to this day. Protests are being held in San Francisco and planned i. C. E. Immigration r