 | The Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast offloaded approximately 7,800 kilograms (Over 8.5 tons, 17,000 pounds) of cocaine, worth nearly $260-million wholesale. |  |
 | More than 5,000 kilograms seized by Steadfast’s crew was recovered from one panga-type fishing boat. The smugglers dumped their cocaine load and evaded capture following a high-speed chase but their trail of cocaine bales is one of the largest loads to be intercepted from a single small vessel in years. |  Cocaine and heroin seizures have hit record highs reflecting increases in supply, according to the 2018 World Drug report. |
In March the crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf offloaded more than 36,000 pounds of cocaine. |
