Coast Guard Cutter James offloads more than $1.06 billion in illegal narcotics at Port Everglades

PORT EVERGLADES, FL, UNITED STATES

02.17.2022

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jose Hernandez 

U.S. Coast Guard District 7     

The Coast Guard Cutter James' (WMSL 754) crew offloaded approximately 54,500 pounds of cocaine and 15,800 pounds of marijuana, worth approximately $1.06 billion, Feb. 17, 2022, in Port Everglades, Florida. The ship’s crew set new records during their 90-day patrol for the largest single cocaine interdiction at 10,915 pounds, worth $206.4 million, and the largest single marijuana interdiction at 3,962 pounds, worth $3.59 million, which is the greatest amount of contraband interdicted during an Eastern Pacific patrol. (U.S. Coast Guard Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jose Hernandez).

• Date Taken: 02.17.2022
• Date Posted: 02.17.2022 14:56
• Photo ID: 7056492
• VIRIN: 220217-G-YI678-1000
• Resolution: 2048x1367
• Size: 2.6 MB
• Location: PORT EVERGLADES, FL, US