U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Resolute returns home, offloads approximately $93.2 million worth of drugs in St. Petersburg
Personnel from USCGC Resolute (WMEC 620) offload pallets of illicit narcotics during a drug offload at Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg, July 17, 2025. During the patrol, Resolute was joined by the cutters Escanaba, Tahoma, and Hamilton, providing broad, coordinated coverage across the major drug-smuggling vectors running from Ecuador towards the United States. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Riley Perkofski)