{"id":518,"date":"2026-05-14T20:01:55","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T20:01:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=518"},"modified":"2026-05-14T20:01:55","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T20:01:55","slug":"coast-guard-seizes-8000-pounds-of-cocaine-and-offloads-it-at-port-everglades","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=518","title":{"rendered":"Coast Guard seizes 8,000 pounds of cocaine and offloads it at Port Everglades"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>A U.S. Coast Guard cutter crew unloaded more than 8,000 pounds of cocaine at Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale on Thursday. The agency says the haul is worth almost $62 million.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=516\">Broward County shooting sends man to hospital as deputies trace what happened<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The drugs were seized in the Caribbean Sea about 90 miles off the coast of Cartagena on May 8, the Coast Guard said in a press release.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The Cutter Tahoma, which is based in Newport, Rhode Island, brought the contraband to South Florida on Thursday upon its return from serving a drug-interdiction tour off Colombia as part of ongoing operations with the U.S. Navy and other agencies in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific Ocean.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Most of the cocaine was seized from three vessels stopped at sea by small-vessel crews launched from the Tahoma, as well as a helicopter crew that shot out the engines of one of the smuggling boats, according to the Coast Guard.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=515\">In Little Haiti, Chef Creole is cooking up a Haitian Flag Day celebration<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The Coast Guard released a video showing a helicopter gunner using a machine gun to shoot in front of the smuggling boat, then a sniper rifle to disable the engines. Once the vessel stopped, the gunner threw three flotation devices to the suspected smugglers, who jumped overboard, the video shows.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis interdiction prevented a significant number of illegal narcotics from reaching America\u2019s shores, and their teamwork underscores the Coast Guard\u2019s mission to protect our nation and saving lives,\u201d Cmdr. Nolan Cuevas, the Tahoma\u2019s commanding officer, said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The Coast Guard said it confiscated more than 511,000 pounds of cocaine in similar operations in 2025. 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