Port Everglades, Florida – The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Stone offloaded approximately 49,010 pounds of illicit narcotics worth more than $362 million on Nov. 19, 2025.

The drugs were seized during 15 interdictions carried out across the Eastern Pacific Ocean.

One of those operations took place on Sept. 11, 2025, when the Stone’s crew intercepted a suspected drug smuggling vessel about 250 miles off the coast of Ecuador.

That interdiction, along with 14 others, contributed to the massive haul now offloaded at Port Everglades.

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