FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (CBS12) — The U.S. Coast Guard brought a massive haul of drugs ashore in South Florida, offloading more than $53 million worth of cocaine Monday at Port Everglades.
Crews aboard the USCGC Escanaba unloaded approximately 7,050 pounds of cocaine following two separate interdictions—one in the Caribbean Sea and another in the Eastern Pacific Ocean.
A crew member aboard USCGC Escanaba (907) carries a bale of cocaine during a drug offload of 7,050 pounds of narcotics at Port Everglades, Florida, April 27, 2026. The seized contraband was the result of one interdiction in the Caribbean Sea and one interdiction in the Eastern Pacific Ocean worth an estimated $53 million dollars. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Eric Rodriguez)…