Overview

• The cache includes more than 60,000 pounds of cocaine and nearly 16,000 pounds of marijuana with an estimated value of $473 million.
• The seizures occurred from late June through mid-August in the Eastern Pacific and the Caribbean Sea.
• Coast Guard cutters, maritime patrol aircraft and Law Enforcement Detachments contributed, with LEDETs embarked on HNLMS Friesland, USS Cole and USS Minneapolis–Saint Paul.
• The offload at Port Everglades follows the Coast Guard’s announcement that it has increased forces in the region under the new Pacific Viper surge.
• A 10 a.m. briefing in Fort Lauderdale features Rear Adm. Adam Chamie and Rear Adm. Chase Sargeant, as officials field questions on totals that include a noted 61,740‑pound cocaine figure.