US Coast Guard Seizes Over $500M in Drugs at Port Everglades

Unprecedented Drug Seizure

• 🎯 Over 45,000 pounds of illegal drugs, primarily cocaine, valued at over $500 million, were offloaded at Port Everglades.
• 🚢 This historic event involved 14 interdictions from vessels off the coasts of Mexico, Central, and South America.
• 📈 The Coast Guard cutter 'Stones' set a record for the most cocaine seized by a single cutter during one deployment.

Counter-Operation and Tactics

• 🗓️ The seizure was the result of a 4-month counter-operation conducted by the U.S. Coast Guard.
• 🚁 A tactic employed by the Coast Guard involves shooting at the engines of drug smuggling boats from helicopters to disable them.
• 🔥 Photos displayed included drug smuggling boats, with one catching fire during a takedown operation.

Border Security and Cartel Activity

• 🛡️ Homeland Security Secretary Christy Noom stated this operation is part of President Trump's border security plan.
• ⚠️ Cartels are reportedly seeking alternative methods to smuggle drugs into the country due to increased security on the southern border.