Coast Guard offloads over $19.3 million in illicit drugs interdicted in Caribbean Sea

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Coast Guard offloads over $19.3 million in illicit drugs interdicted in Caribbean Sea
04/23/2026 07:29 PM EDT

MIAMI – U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Resolute’s crew offloaded approximately 2,570 pounds of cocaine worth more than $19.3 million and transferred six suspected drug smugglers to federal authorities, Thursday, at Base Miami Beach.
Bales of illicit drugs worth more than $19 million are stacked on a pier during a drug offload from USCGC Resolute (WMEC 620) at Base Miami Beach, Florida, April 23, 2026. The seized contraband was the result of three interdictions in the Caribbean Sea by the crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Tahoma and the crew of the USS Billings with an embarked Coast Guard law enforcement detachment. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Reese Hindmarsh)