Coast Guard cutter offloads about $65 million in cocaine in Florida

Coast Guard cutter offloads about $65 million in cocaine in Florida

The Coast Guard Cutter Diligence offloaded approximately 8,700 pounds of cocaine at Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg, Fla.

Coast Guard Seizes 5 Tons of Narcotics in Caribbean

The U.S. Coast Guard seized more than four tons of cocaine worth an estimated $64.5 million in the Caribbean Sea, officials said. The seized contraband, totaling more than five tons of narcotics overall, was a result of two interdictions in international waters by the crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Diligence, the Coast Guard said in a press release Wednesday. Diligence, a 210-foot, Reliance-class medium endurance cutter, was deployed to the Coas…

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

The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Diligence (WMEC 616) poses for a group photo during a drug offload at Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg, Florida, Sept. 22, 2025. Diligence’s crew offloaded nearly $65 million in illicit narcotics interdicted in the Western Caribbean Sea. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Riley Perkofski) From U.S. Coast Guard Southeast District, Sept. 24, 2025  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.  —  The crew of Coast Guard Cutt…