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The U.S. Coast Guard seized over five tons of narcotics, including 8,700 pounds of cocaine worth an estimated $64.5 million, in the Caribbean Sea, officials said.<\/p>

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The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Diligence, a 210-foot vessel whose primary missions are counter-drug and alien interdiction operations, enforcement of federal fishery laws and search and rescue operations, seized the contraband over two major interdictions in August and September in international waters of the Caribbean Sea, according to a statement from the U.S. Coast Guard on Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Aug. 7, Diligence\u2019s crew detected and boarded a suspicious vessel moving very quickly approximately 136 miles southwest of Negril, Jamaica.<\/a><\/p>

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A go-fast vessel burns the day after the crew of Coast Guard Cutter Diligence (WMEC 616) interdicted the suspected drug smuggling vessel in the Caribbean Sea, Sept. 7, 2025. Diligence\u2019s crew disrupted the go-fast style panga, suspected of trafficking more than 8,700 pounds of cocaine, worth nearly $64.5 million.U.S. Coast Guard<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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<\/a>\u201cDiligence\u2019s boarding team interdicted the vessel, seizing 1,500 pounds of marijuana. The contraband was transferred to and offloaded by Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton (WMSL 753), as part of the largest quantity of drugs offloaded in Coast Guard history, in Port Everglades, on Aug. 25,\u201d the USCG said.<\/p>

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Almost one month later, on Sep. 6, a maritime patrol craft spotted another suspicious fast-moving vessel approximately 240 miles north of Panama.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A go-fast vessel laden with illicit drugs in the Caribbean Sea, Sept. 7, 2025. On Sept. 6, Diligence\u2019s crew disrupted the go-fast style panga, suspected of trafficking more than 8,700 pounds of cocaine, worth nearly $64.5 million.U.S. Coast Guard<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cDiligence\u2019s boarding team interdicted the vessel, seizing more than 8,700 pounds of cocaine,\u201d the USCG said. \u201cThe cocaine was offloaded by Diligence’s crew and transferred to case agents in St. Petersburg, Monday.\u201d<\/p>

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\u201cI am remarkably proud of the crew and appreciative of the efforts of JIATF-S and Coast Guard District Southeast,\u201d said Cmdr. Colin McKee, commanding officer Diligence. \u201cThis joint effort helped us prevent more than four tons of illegal drugs from entering the United States<\/a>. While this offload marks another milestone in our efforts to counter narco-terrorism, the Coast Guard remains relentless in our operations to control, secure, and defend U.S. borders and maritime approaches.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coast Guard officials said that they continue increased operations \u201cto interdict, seize and disrupt transshipments of cocaine and other bulk illicit drugs by sea.\u201d<\/p>

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A Coast Guard Cutter Diligence (WMEC 616) crew member carries a bundle of illicit narcotics off the cutter during a drug offload at Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg, Florida, Sept. 22, 2025. Diligence\u2019s crew conducted a 57-day patrol in the Caribbean Sea to counter illicit drug smuggling in the region.Petty Officer 1st Class Riley Perkofski<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cThese drugs fuel and enable foreign terrorist organizations and transnational criminal organizations to produce and traffic illegal fentanyl, threatening the United States,\u201d USCG said. \u201cDetecting and interdicting narco-terrorism on the high seas involves significant interagency and international coordination because 80% of U.S.-bound drugs are interdicted on the high seas.\u201d<\/p>

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Interdictions in the Caribbean Sea are performed by members of the U.S. Coast Guard under the authority and control of Coast Guard District Southeast, headquartered in Miami, officials said.<\/p>\n

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