USCG, CBP, HSI seize vessel with $28M in illicit narcotics off Miami Beach [Image 1 of 4]

MIAMI, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES

12.02.2025

Photo by Lt. Nicolina Converso 

U.S. Coast Guard Southeast District     

A seized vessel suspected of drug smuggling is moored at Sector Miami following an interdiction by U.S. Coast Guard Station Miami Beach and CBP Air and Marine Operations law enforcement crews, 2 miles east of government cut, Dec. 2, 2025. Approximately 3,715 pounds of cocaine, worth an estimated $28 million, were found on board the vessel making this the largest cocaine seizure for a U.S. Coast Guard small boat station since 1995. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Lt. Nicolina Converso)

• Date Taken: 12.02.2025
• Date Posted: 12.04.2025 16:48
• Photo ID: 9421867
• VIRIN: 251202-G-FY331-1001
• Resolution: 1170x1163
• Size: 326.94 KB
• Location: MIAMI, FLORIDA, US