Overview

• Crews offloaded 76,140 pounds after 19 interdictions in the Eastern Pacific and Caribbean, including 61,740 pounds of cocaine and 14,400 pounds of marijuana.
• Officials valued the contraband at $473 million and said the seizures blocked roughly 23 million potential lethal doses from reaching the U.S.
• The narcotics were turned over in Fort Lauderdale by the Coast Guard cutter Hamilton during a public offload at Port Everglades.
• The results stem from Operation Pacific Viper, a summer surge that paired Coast Guard cutters with LEDET teams, patrol aircraft, and U.S.-led partner navies including HNLMS Friesland, USS Cole, and USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul.
• Monday’s delivery marks the largest single offload in Coast Guard history, topping the 61,130 pounds landed by cutter James in 2021.