An unnamed staff member said at Port Everglades that U.S. Coast Guard crews offloaded about 22.5 tons (approximately 45,000 pounds) of cocaine and 50 pounds of marijuana, a seizure valued at about $517,000,000.

The official said the seizure will remove the drugs from circulation and credited Coast Guard interdiction efforts and federal leadership. “The brave men and women of the Coast Guard do work every single day 24/7, and they do it with excellence,” the staff member said. “Their dedication, their resilience, and their patriotism is something that we all can admire and does not go unnoticed.”

Why it matters: large maritime seizures reduce the quantity of illicit drugs available to traffickers and are often cited by federal agencies as indicators of enforcement activity. The staff member stressed the scale of the haul and its estimated value, saying, “Thanks to the Coast Guard's relentless maritime security and their interdiction efforts, $517,000,000 worth of illegal drugs will never breach American communities.”

Details from the statement say the shipment comprised more than 22.5 tons of cocaine (about 45,000 pounds) and roughly 50 pounds of marijuana. The staff member said the drugs were “going to be offloaded and taken out of circulation.” The speaker also linked the operation to support for the Coast Guard and to the actions of the federal executive, saying the seizure was “a testimony to President Trump's commitment to delivering for the American people.”

The remarks were a public statement of praise for the interdiction and did not include additional operational details such as the date of the interdiction, the origin of the shipment, arrests, case numbers, or which law enforcement partners conducted follow-up investigations. No formal votes or policy actions were announced during the remarks.