Three people were taken into custody after a suspected drug smuggling boat loaded with some $28 million worth of cocaine was stopped in the waters off Miami Beach, authorities said.
The seizure happened Tuesday about two miles east of Government Cut, U.S. Coast Guard officials said.
Coast Guard officials said U.S. Customs and Border Protection and Homeland Security Investigations assisted in the operation.
Once the vessel was brought pierside, a CBP K-9 alerted agents to multiple locations, and when they were searched, more than 1,000 concealed packages of cocaine were found, officials said.
The cocaine weighed around 3,715 pounds and is worth around $28 million, officials said.
Largest ❄️ seizure by a @USCG boat station since 1995!🚨
A Sta Miami Beach & @CBP #LE crew seized over 3,716lbs of cocaine worth an est. $28M, from a suspected drug smuggling boat, near Gov Cut, Tues. @HSI_Miami #WeOwnTheSea
🔗: https://t.co/CgOivNj4G5 pic.twitter.com/onrwFhI43G— U.S. Coast Guard Southeast (@USCGSoutheast) December 5, 2025
Federal agents took custody of three suspects who were involved.
“This was the largest USCG Small boat station cocaine seizure since 1995,” Lt. Matthew Ross, Coast Guard Station Miami Beach commanding officer, said in a statement. “Protecting our maritime borders from illicit drug trafficking and transnational criminal organizations remains one of our highest priorities. The Coast Guard and our federal, state and local law enforcement partners remain vigilant in our shared efforts to keep our maritime borders safe by preventing illicit narcotics from reaching our communities.”
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