Coast Guard Offloads $57M in Cocaine and Marijuana at Florida Port

Coast Guard Offloads Roughly $57 Million in Seized Illicit Drugs

A Coast Guard Cutter Escanaba (WMEC 907) small boat crew transfers seized narcotics to the cutter while underway off Haiti, on Aug. 29, 2026. Escanaba’s crew and additional Coast Guard units recovered 2,082 pounds of marijuana during the interdiction. (Courtesy of the US Coast Guard)

Coast Guard offloads $57M in cocaine and marijuana at Florida port

Coast Guard crews offloaded $57 million worth of illegal drugs Monday in Port Everglades following two high-seas interdictions in the Caribbean Sea.

Coast Guard offloads more than $57M worth of cocaine and marijuana at Port Everglades

Approximately 7,250 pounds of cocaine and 2,082 pounds of marijuana were offloaded.

Coast Guard offloads 7,250 pounds of cocaine, 2,082 pounds of marijuana in Port Everglades

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Escanaba’s crew offloaded thousands of pounds of drugs worth millions in Port Everglades on Monday.