2 killed in shootout with federal agents near Puerto Rico

Two suspected drug traffickers were killed early Sunday in a shootout with federal agents off Puerto Rico’s northeast coast, officials said.
The incident occurred shortly after midnight, when authorities detected a suspicious boat at sea and a chase ensued, Jeffrey Quinones, spokesman for U.S. Customs and Border Protection, told The Associated Press.
The chase ended when the suspected drug traffickers shot at the federal agents, who returned fire, Quinones said. Two of the six suspects aboard were killed and the remaining four were arrested, he said. No federal agent was injured.
Quinones said drugs were found aboard the boat and in the water, but no further details were immediately available.
The nationalities of the suspects had not been confirmed, he said.