A Royal Marine marksman shoots out the engines on a speed boat being used to smuggle cocaine in the CaribbeanA Royal Marine marksman in a navy helicopter shot out the engines of a speedboat laden with £40 million worth of cocaine after a six-hour chase across the Caribbean. The sniper, aiming from the cabin of the Lynx helicopter, fired at the engine of the smugglers’ boat after its crew ignored a volley of warning shots. While there is a long-running effort in partnership with the US Coast Guard to hunt drug traffickers in the Caribbean, it is very rare for a member of the British armed forces to fire live rounds at a target. The details were released last night by the Ministry of Defence. The chase in waters between Venezuela and Puerto Rico was triggered two weeks ago after a maritime patrol aircraft…

Source: The Times November 11, 2016 00:04 UTC