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Coast Guard's record-breaking drug bust: Crews recover over 76,000 pounds of cocaine, marijuana Coast Guard officials say the amount of cocaine seized could overdose the entire population of Florida. The feds’ takedown was reminiscent of the cocaine-cowboy era in the 1980s when white powder flowed from Colombia through the Caribbean to South Florida and drug busts were a regular occurrence. Coast Guard announced its largest drug offload in history at Port Everglades in South Florida on Monday, totaling nearly $500 million of cocaine and marijuana. According to court documents, Willie Lewis Wilson Jr. On Aug. An ongoing narcotics operation and a dog-fighting ring has led to multiple arrests and the seizure of drugs, guns, money, and dogs in Pinellas County. The United States Attorney for Nearly 12,600 pounds of cocaine, which is valued at over $93 million, was offloaded in St. Miami-Dade County 38 tons of narcotics worth $470M seized in historic bust off South Florida coast By David Goodhue Updated August 26, 2025 10:33 AM Authorities seized $185,000 in cash and more than a kilogram of marijuana in what they described as a smuggling attempt out of Fort Lauderdale. PBSO: Fentanyl seized in drug bust could have killed hundreds of thousands Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw called the raid the largest he's seen in 20 years. The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office says it busted a drug trafficking organization that had been operating for years. history was announced this week, in addition to the arrests of 16 people – including a high-ranking member of the Sinaloa Cartel. S. POLK COUNTY, Fla. The Florida attorney general said the state is leading the nation in combating fentanyl overdoses. The Volusia Sheriff’s Office Thursday conducted a drug bust resulting in the arrest of “most” of the 38 individuals accused of being involved in “a major drug trafficking ring,” the Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd is set to speak on Tuesday morning about a groundbreaking fentanyl trafficking investigation, according to the sheriff’s office. State Attorney's Office. The drugs, more than 38 tons of cocaine and marijuana The Osceola County Sheriff's Office said they have arrested 26 people following one of the "largest fentanyl busts ever" in the area. Attorney General Pam Bondi says nearly three dozen people face charges in 11 different cases after the Coast Guard seized tens of thousands of pounds worth of drugs from vessels linked to two Mexican cartels. DEVELOPING IN ORANGE COUNTY, THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND THE SHERIFF ANNOUNCED A MAJOR DRUG BUST INVOLVING FENTANYL AND COCAINE. Coast Guard. The 76,140 pounds of illegal narcotics were seized during 19 interdictions in the Eastern Pacific Ocean and Caribbean … A US Coast Guard cutter on Monday unloaded a record haul of illegal drugs in Florida that, if it had made it to the streets, could yield 23 million deadly doses of cocaine, the service said. Seventeen suspects have been arrested so far More than two dozen suspects are facing charges in connection with a major federal drug trafficking bust in Miami-Dade and the Florida Keys. In a news conference Wednesday, Lopez announced the The U. NOW PLAYING ABOVE Historic drug bust nets 8 cartel arrests, $4. Coast Guard on Monday offloaded a record-setting 38 tons of cocaine and marijuana — valued at around $470 million — at Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale that the agency … Palm Beach County's largest drug bust nets 101 arrests, seizes enough fentanyl to kill 862K people Operation Unplugged dismantled drug trafficking groups over year-long investigation, … "That's enough to fatally overdose the entire population of the state of Florida. Coast Guard crews and put a spotlight a key Trump administration priority to go after drug traffickers helping to MIAMI – The crew of U. Crew members of the U. Petersburg after a 59-day patrol by the U. Jacksonville Sheriff's Office arrested 10 in a drug bust where they seized marijuana, fentanyl, MDMA, ecstasy, cocaine, firearms and cash at a Northside motel. The Coast Guard seized $510 million worth of illegal narcotics aboard drug smuggling vessels, including a narco-sub with over 8,000 pounds of cocaine. Bondi traveled to Florida to tout the seizure of cocaine and marijuana by U. is critical to disrupting the cartels that traffic them. The drugs were seized … A man and a woman were arrested in Florida for possession and trafficking of Tusi, or pink cocaine. Four people were arrested on Friday after SWAT teams conducted a bust at a home in Miami linked to shootings and drug activity, police said. Sheriff Grady Judd says detectives in Polk County seized 64 pounds of fentanyl and arrested eight people in what the sheriff's office calls the largest fentanyl seizure in the county's history. A drug trafficking organization that imported pounds of fentanyl from Mexico and California, and cocaine from Puerto Rico, has been dismantled following a multi-county investigation in Florida I’LL EXPLAIN IN 15 MINUTES.