Multiple CBP agents wounded in shootout with suspected smugglers off Puerto Rican coast
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Multiple U.S. border agents have been shot in an anti-smuggling operation in Puerto Rico on Thursday. The three agents have been airlifted to hospitals.
"On Nov. 17, at approximately 8:00AM, three CBP Marine Interdiction Agents were involved in an exchange of gunfire with individuals on board a suspected smuggling vessel upon approach 14 miles off the coast of Cabo Rojo Puerto Rico. The Marine Agents suffered various gunshot injuries as a result," the CBP said in a statement. Anders Hagstrom is a reporter with Fox News Digital covering national politics and major breaking news events. Send tips to Anders.Hagstrom@Fox.com, or on Twitter: @Hagstrom_Anders.
"The agents are being airlifted by CBP and Coast Guard to the Puerto Rico Trauma Center. The event is currently under investigation. Additional information will be provided as it becomes available," the statement continued.
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