Coast Guard Cutter Vigilant returns home following contraband offload worth an estimated $18 million interdicted in Caribbean Sea
Crewmembers from Coast Guard Cutter Vigilant offload more than 1,510 pounds of cocaine and 1,470 pounds of marijuana with a combined value of approximately $18.5 million in Port Everglades, Florida, November 22, 2024. During the Vigilant’s 54-day patrol, Coast Guard crews, working alongside interagency and international partners, seized the illegal drugs in the international waters of the Caribbean Sea during two separate interdictions. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Eric Rodriguez.)