Coast Guard offloads nearly $65M in illicit narcotics interdicted in the Western Caribbean Sea

U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 09/24/2025 06:00 PM EDT

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Coast Guard offloads nearly $65M in illicit narcotics interdicted in the Western Caribbean Sea
09/24/2025 04:54 PM EDT

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.  —  The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Diligence (WMEC 616) offloaded approximately 8,700 pounds of cocaine worth an estimated $64.5 million, Monday, at Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg. Diligence deployed in support of Joint Interagency Task Force – South to the Coast Guard District Southeast area of responsibility, where crew members interdicted more than 10,000 pounds of illicit narcotics.
A Coast Guard Cutter Diligence (WMEC 616) crew member carries a bundle of illicit narcotics off the cutter during a drug offload at Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg, Florida, Sept. 22, 2025. Diligence’s crew conducted a 57-day patrol in the Caribbean Sea to counter illicit drug smuggling in the region. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Riley Perkofski)