Coast Guard interdicts over $19.3 million of illicit drugs in Caribbean Sea

MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES

04.23.2026

Photo by Seaman Nicholas LaPara 

U.S. Coast Guard Southeast     

Coast Guard Cutter Resolute’s (WMEC-620) crew members offload $19.3 million worth of illicit drugs at Coast Guard Base Miami Beach, April 23, 2026. The seized contraband was a result of three interdictions in the Caribbean Sea by the crews of the Coast Guard Cutter Tahoma and USS Billings with an embarked Coast Guard law enforcement detachment (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Seaman Nicholas LaPara)

• Date Taken: 04.23.2026
• Date Posted: 04.23.2026 17:06
• Photo ID: 9636656
• VIRIN: 260423-G-XM610-1001
• Resolution: 2048x1831
• Size: 813 KB
• Location: MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, US