US Coast Guard seized a record 76,000 pounds of drugs this summer off Central and South America

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The U.S. Coast Guard seized more than 75,000 pounds (34,000 kilograms) of illegal drugs this summer from boats far out to sea in the Pacific and Caribbean, which the service called its largest-ever haul worth nearly half a billion dollars. (Video courtesy of US Coast Guard via, WSVN via AP)  READ: https://mb.com.ph/2025/08/26/the-coast-guard-seized-a-record-76000-pounds-of-drugs-this-summer-off-central-and-south-america  Join this channel to get access to perks:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5664f6TkaeHgwBly50DWZQ/join   Subscribe to the Manila Bulletin Online channel! - https://www.youtube.com/TheManilaBulletin   Visit our website at http://mb.com.ph  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/manilabulletin  Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/manila_bulletin  Instagram: https://instagram.com/manilabulletin  Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@manilabulletin   #ManilaBulletinOnline  #ManilaBulletin  #LatestNews

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00:29This team was responsible for the interdiction of 11 vessels at sea

00:48and the seizure of 47,000 pounds of cocaine, the most cocaine seized by any

00:53cutter during a single deployment in U.S. Coast Guard history. In addition

00:57of the contraband interdicted by the crew of Hamilton, today's offload represents the

01:01efforts multiple units across our nation services as well as allied partners to include

01:07Coast Guard Cutter Vigilant, Coast Guard Cutter Diligence, U.S.S. Coal, U.S.S. Minneapolis Saint

01:12Paul and H.N. M.L.S. Friesen. Today we will offload a total of 61,700 pounds of cocaine and

01:2014,400 pounds of marijuana. The joint effort of the four mission units make today the single

01:27largest offload in Coast Guard history.

01:57There's so much cost filled.

02:01Wait, you want to go then?

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