The Coast Guard just dumped nearly 40 tons of drugs worth nearly half a billion dollars onto a dock in Florida

Global·MilitaryThe Coast Guard just dumped nearly 40 tons of drugs worth nearly half a billion dollars onto a dock in FloridaBy The Associated PressBy The Associated Press Crew members aboard the US Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton after offloading illicit narcotics at Port Everglades, Fla., Monday, Aug. 25, 2025

Coast Guard seized more than 75,000 pounds (34,000 kilograms, or 37.5 tons) of illegal drugs this summer from boats far out to sea in the Pacific and Caribbean, which the service called its largest-ever haul worth nearly half a billion dollars

The Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton offloaded the combined 76,140 pounds (34,500 kilograms) of drugs at Port Everglades, Florida, on Monday, including 61,740 pounds (28,000 kilograms) of cocaine and 14,400 pounds (6,500 kilograms) of marijuana seized by multiple Coast Guard vessels

The agency estimated the drugs’ street value at around $473 million

The Trump administration has mised to overhaul the Coast Guard, which is part of the Department of land Security, increasing the service’s fleet and boosting its military workforce by at least 15,000 by the end of fiscal year 2028

The Coast Guard has more than 43,000 active duty members, 8,000 reservists, and 30,000 auxiliary members

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