US Coast Guard offloads record amount of narcotics
By Carla Babb and Zita Ballinger Fletcher
Aug 25, 2025, 12:06 PM
The U.S. Coast Guard offloaded 76,140 pounds of illicit narcotics on Monday, the largest single illegal drug dump in Coast Guard history.
The illegal narcotics surrendered by the Coast Guard cutter Hamilton in Port Everglades are valued at $473 million, according to a statement from the Coast Guard.
“This combined illegal narcotics offload prevented the maritime flow of approximately 23 million potential lethal doses from reaching the United States,” it added.
The largest Coast Guard offload prior to Monday was in 2021 when the Coast Guard Cutter James crew offloaded 61,130 pounds of illicit drugs.
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