US EditionCoast Guard Cutter Offloads More than $362 Million Worth of Cocaine at Port Everglades
The Coast Guard Cutter Stone seized 49,000 pounds of cocaine worth $362 million during 15 interdictions in the eastern Pacific as part of Operation Pacific Viper.
- On Wednesday, Coast Guard Cutter Stone offloaded over 49,000 pounds of cocaine worth more than $362 million at Port Everglades, marking the largest seizure by a single cutter in one deployment.
- The deployment began in August as part of Operation Pacific Viper, with Stone starting in September after a surge launched in early August, as the Coast Guard seized almost 510,000 pounds of cocaine in fiscal year 2025.
- That night, Shield AI's MQ‑35 V‑BAT helped Coast Guard Cutter Stone spot successive vessels, enabling rapid interdictions and the seizure of 12,000 pounds of cocaine during boarding operations.
- Vice Adm. Nathan Moore called the offload a `historic moment`, officials said detainees are turned over to their countries of origin for prosecution, and Tulsi Gabbard joined U.S. Coast Guard leadership at the announcement.
- Officials note over 13 U.S.-bound drug interdictions occur at sea, the intercept count exceeded military airstrikes, and seizures aim to disrupt supplies fueling fentanyl production.
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This wild-looking drone hunting drug runners at night helped the US Coast Guard seize a record-breaking cocaine haul
The offload included over 49,000 pounds of cocaine seized by US Coast Guard Cutter Stone in the eastern Pacific.US Coast Guard photo by Cutter Stone's crewUS Coast Guard cutter Stone offloaded a substantial amount of cocaine seized from drug interdictions in the Pacific.The deployment included 15 interdictions, three of which occurred within a single night.A new drone capability helped the Stone track drug smuggling vessels.PORT EVERGLADES, Flor…
Record-setting seizure of $362M worth of cocaine offloaded at Port Everglades
Over 24 tons of cocaine worth more than $362 million from a record-setting seizure by the U.S. Coast Guard was offloaded at Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday. The cocaine, weighing over 49,000 pounds, was seized during 15 separate interdictions by the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stone during operations in the eastern Pacific. Officials said it’s the largest cocaine seizure by a single cutter in one patrol in the Coast Guard’s history. …
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