Coast Guard offloads more than $214 million worth of illegal cocaine in San Diego

U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 04/24/2025 06:00 PM EDT

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Coast Guard offloads more than $214 million worth of illegal cocaine in San Diego
04/24/2025 05:33 PM EDT

SAN DIEGO — The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Kimball (WMSL 756) offloaded approximately 18,898 pounds of cocaine, with an estimated value of more than $214.3 million, on Thursday in San Diego.  
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Kimball (WMSL 756) crew members, Tactical Law Enforcement Team South, U.S. Coast Guard Maritime Safety and Security Team Los Angeles/Long Beach, Navy, Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron Jacksonville all stand at attention during an all hands event during a drug offload in San Diego April 24, 2025. The Coast Guard Cutter Kimball’s crew and their partners can operate in the most demanding open ocean environments, and the vast approaches of the Southern Pacific, where significant narcotics trafficking occurs. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Austin Wiley)