Overview

• The offload included 61,740 pounds of cocaine and 14,400 pounds of marijuana valued at $473 million, according to the Coast Guard.
• Authorities said the seizures stemmed from 19 interdictions between June 26 and August 18 in international waters of the Eastern Pacific and Caribbean involving Coast Guard cutters, U.S. Navy and Dutch warships, helicopter units, CBP and Joint Interagency Task Force teams.
• Cutter Hamilton’s crew reported seizing about 47,000 pounds of cocaine across 11 go‑fast interdictions, detaining 34 suspected traffickers and using an embarked drone unit to spot targets.
• Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachments operated from HNLMS Friesland, USS Cole and USS Minneapolis‑Saint Paul to extend U.S. law‑enforcement authority at sea.
• Rear Adm. Adam Chamie said the cocaine represents roughly 23 million potentially lethal doses, and the service reports $2.2 billion in drug seizures since January.