U.S. Coast Guard Seizes Record 76,000 Pounds of Drugs Valued at Nearly Half a Billion Dollars
U.S. Coast Guard Seizes Record 76,000 Pounds of Drugs Valued at Nearly Half a Billion Dollars The U.S. Coast Guard announced a record-breaking summer operation, seizing more than 76,000 pounds (34,500 kilograms) of illegal drugs with an estimated street value of $473 million. The massive haul, described as the service’s largest-ever, was offloaded by the Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton at Port Everglades, Florida, on Monday, August 25, 2025. The extensive interdiction efforts, conducted in collaboration with the Department of Defense,…