Coast Guard offloads over $517.5 million in illicit drugs interdicted in Eastern Pacific Ocean
Capt. Jonathan Carter, commanding officer of the Coast Guard Cutter Stone, addressing media questions about its successful patrol in the Eastern Pacific at Port Everglades, on March 20, 2025. One such interdiction resulted in four suspected drug smuggling vessels being stopped from transporting harmful narcotics. (Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Nicholas Strasburg)