Charleston-based Coast Guard crew offloads nearly $510 million in illegal narcotics interdicted in Eastern Pacific Ocean

PORT EVERGLADES, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES

04.09.2025

Video by Petty Officer 3rd Class Nicholas Strasburg 

U.S. Coast Guard District 7     

The crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter James offloading more than 44,550 pounds of cocaine and 3,880 pounds of marijuana valued at approximately $509.9 million at Port Everglades, on April 9, 2025. This offload was the result of 11 interdictions in the international waters of the eastern Pacific. (U.S. Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 3rd Class Nicholas Strasburg)

• Date Taken: 04.09.2025
• Date Posted: 04.09.2025 15:44
• Category: B-Roll
• Video ID: 958225
• VIRIN: 250409-G-FL647-1001
• Filename: DOD_110915072
• Length: 00:01:28
• Location: PORT EVERGLADES, FLORIDA, US