The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) captured, burned and sank a suspected "drug boat" over the weekend, video released on Tuesday by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) showed.

As part of Operation Pacific Viper, the Coast Guard conducted three interdictions in one night in which nearly 13,000 pounds of cocaine were seized and seven suspected drug smugglers were apprehended.

"ASMR: @USCG captures, burns, and sinks a drug boat," DHS wrote on X.

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"Over the weekend, as part of Operation Pacific Viper, the @USCG Cutter Stone conducted three interdictions in a single night—seizing nearly 13,000 pounds of cocaine and apprehending seven suspected drug smugglers," the agency added.

The video showed the "drug boat" being blown up. The vessel was seen catching fire as it was repeatedly shot at.

Last week, the Coast Guard announced it has seized more than 40,000 pounds of cocaine in the Eastern Pacific Ocean since Operation Pacific Viper was launched early last month, averaging more than 1,600 pounds interdicted per day.

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"Through Operation Pacific Viper, the Coast Guard is accelerating counter-drug operations in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, where significant transport of illicit narcotics continues from South America," the Coast Guard said in a press release on Thursday. "In coordination with international and interagency partners, the Coast Guard is surging additional assets—cutters, aircraft and tactical teams—to interdict, seize and disrupt transshipments of cocaine and other bulk illicit drugs."

The sinking of the boat comes after a Marine strike on Sept. 2 hit a vessel in the southern Caribbean Sea while allegedly carrying members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua smuggling narcotics headed for the U.S.

This also comes as the U.S. military is bolstering its Navy presence near Venezuela, as part of President Donald Trump's efforts to stop drug trafficking from the Latin American country.

Polish defense officials say the military shot down drones that violated its airspace early Monday. 

Poland’s Deputy Defense Minister Cezary Tomczyk wrote on X that an operation to "neutralize objects that have violated and exceeded the border of the Republican of Poland is underway." 

"The state authorities, namely the President of the Republican of Poland and the Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland, have been notified," Tomczyk wrote. 

Deputy Prime Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz said the Polish military was in "constant contact with NATO command." 

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"The Territorial Defense Forces have been activated for ground searches of downed drones," Kosiniak-Kamysz wrote on X. "We ask for calm and to share only the announcements of the military and state services. In case of encountering object fragments, please do not approach them and inform the police." 

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Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said he was in "constant contact with the President and Minister of Defense" and that he had received a "direct report from the operational commander." 

Poland’s Operational Command of the Armed Forces linked the drone incursion of its airspace to an attack on neighboring Ukraine by Russian forces. 

"As a result of the attack by the Russian Federation on Ukrainian territory, there was an unprecedented violation of Polish airspace by drone-type objects," the Command wrote on X. "This is an act of aggression that posed a real threat to the safety of our citizens." 

The Operational Command said it activated "defensive procedures" and, with the help of the Polish Armed Forces "made decisions to neutralize those that could pose a threat." 

"Some of the drones that entered our airspace were shot down. Efforts are underway to search for and locate the possible crash sites of these objects," the Command wrote. "The Operational Command of the Polish Armed Forces is monitoring the current situation, and Polish and allied forces and assets remain fully prepared for further actions."