US Coast Guard makes record seizure of illegal drugs off Florida coast

<p>The coast guard said it had interdicted 61,740lbs of cocaine and 14,400lbs of marijuana with a street value of $473m</p><p>The <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/us-military">US coast guard</a> announced on Monday that it had seized more than 76,000lbs of <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/drugs">illegal drugs</a> off the coast of <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/florida">Florida</a> – marking the largest drug offload in the 110-year history of the maritime law enforcement agency.</p><p>According to a <a href="https://www.news.uscg.mil/Press-Releases/Article/4285029/coast-guard-achieves-historic-milestone-with-offload-over-76140-lbs-in-illegal/">news release</a> from the branch of the US military, officials offloaded approximately 61,740lbs of cocaine and approximately 14,400lbs of marijuana at Port Everglades, Florida, on Monday. The officials said that the total estimated street value of the haul was $473m.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/26/coast-guard-record-seizure-illegal-drugs-florida-coast">Continue reading...</a>