Coast Guard offloads more than $211 million in illicit drug interdictions in the Eastern Pacific
A USCGC Thetis (WMEC 910) crew member stacks a bale of cocaine on a pallet during a drug offload at Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, May 29, 2025. The crew seized more than 28,500 pounds of illicit drugs worth more than $211 million in four separate interdictions during a patrol in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Diana Sherbs)