Coast Guard Offloads 33,000 Pounds of Cocaine Worth $468 Million in San Diego

Published on May 29, 2024

SAN DIEGO—More than 33,000 pounds of cocaine worth an estimated $468 million was offloaded by the U.S. Coast Guard May 28 in San Diego. Officials say the drugs were seized through eight separate smuggling vessel interdictions in February and March of this year. The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Munro, which offloaded the cocaine on Tuesday, seized the drugs from vessels off the coasts of Mexico and Central and South America. Rear Admiral Andrew Sugimoto, commander of Coast Guard District 11, said in a statement, “I am extremely proud of this crew and their dedication to disrupting organized crime in the Eastern Pacific. The effort put in while interdicting more than 33,000 lbs of cocaine in a few weeks’ time is unparalleled.”...

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