Coast Guard offloads more than $138 million in illicit drugs interdicted in Caribbean Sea
Bales of illegal narcotics are offloaded by crew members of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Vigorous (WMEC 627) at Base Miami Beach, Florida, June 5, 2025. The crew of USS Gravely (DDG-107), along with an embarked U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment crew, interdicted a vessel suspected of drug smuggling and seized approximately 840 pounds of cocaine, with an estimated street value of $6.2 million. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jessica Walker)