Event Brief
Coast Guard offloads $57M in drugs at Florida port
By The BriefBrief · Sources (4)
Filed: Sep 22, 2026 at 12:00 PM ET
Summary: Coast Guard crews offloaded about $57 million in illegal drugs Monday at Port Everglades after two separate high-seas interdictions in the Caribbean Sea. The Cutter Escanaba delivered roughly 7,250 pounds of cocaine and 2,082 pounds of marijuana, with a second interdiction involving the Cutter Richard Dixon and an embarked law enforcement detachment.
WHO: U.S. Coast Guard crews aboard the Cutter Escanaba and the Cutter Richard Dixon, with an embarked Coast Guard law enforcement detachment
WHAT: Offloaded approximately $57 million worth of cocaine and marijuana following two Caribbean Sea interdictions
WHEN: Sep 22, 2026
WHERE: Port Everglades
WHY: The drugs were seized during two separate high-seas interdictions in the Caribbean Sea and then offloaded at Port Everglades.
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