Someone in the cartel is in trouble. The U.S. Coast Guard, in partnership with the Department of Defense, seized over 75,000 pounds of illegal narcotics. The value of the rugs is estimated to be nearly $500 million. Most of the drugs were seized near the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean. The Washington Examiner reported more in-depth details about the drug seizure: The Coast Guard seized more than 75,000 pounds of illegal narcotics, valued at $473 million, from late June to mid-August, the service announced on Monday. The 76,140-pound haul, which was obtained in 19 different interdictions in the Eastern Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea, included nearly 16,000 pounds of marijuana and more than 60,000 pounds of cocaine, the largest offload of the drug by the Coast Guard. “The U.S. Coast Guard in partnership with our federal, DoD, and international partners are offloading 61,740 pounds of cocaine and this represents a significant victory in the fight against transnational criminal organizations, highlighting our unwavering commitment to safeguarding the nation from illicit trafficking and its devastating impacts,” said Rear Adm. Adam Chamie, Coast Guard Southeast District commander. The Coast Guard announced last week that it launched Operation Pacific Viper, a surge of forces in the Eastern Pacific to cut off drug and human smuggling before it reaches the United States. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said the operation involves the “surging maritime interdictions in the Eastern Pacific to stop the cartels and criminal organizations.” The operation’s first interdiction, included in the announcement, occurred on June 26. A maritime patrol aircraft spotted two vessels roughly 115 miles from the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, and seized more than 4,475 pounds of cocaine. The next day, another patrol aircraft spotted a vessel slightly further from the islands and seized 4,354 pounds of cocaine. #BREAKING The U.S. Coast Guard just offloaded 76,140 pounds of illicit narcotics this morning, the largest single illegal drug dump in Coast Guard history.https://t.co/j2Px6J1iah — Carla Babb (@CarlaBabbVOA) August 25, 2025 NBC New York reported it was the largest drug offload in the U.S. Coast Guard’s History: “Today we are witness to the largest drug offload in Coast Guard history, a total of 76,140 pounds of illegal narcotics,” U.S. Coast Guard Rear Adm. Adam Chamie said. “These men and women put themselves in harm’s way time and again to stop the bad guys, apprehend the smugglers and seize the drugs. This is grueling and dangerous work, and I am extremely proud of them.” Pallet by pallet, members of the Coast Guard removed the drugs, which were seized over a period of several months. The U.S. Coast Guard offloads drugs at Port Everglades on Aug. 25, 2025. The seizure included more than 61,000 pounds of cocaine and more than 15,000 pounds of marijuana. “The 61,740 pounds of cocaine represent 23 million potentially lethal doses, that’s enough to fatally overdose the entire population of the state of Florida,” Chamie said. Footage released by the Coast Guard on Monday showed a person on a small boat tossing bundles overboard while being pursued and caught by crew from the Cutter Hamilton. Watch the press conference below: