2,585 lb marijuana seized north of Venezuela, offloaded at Port Everglades
On 29 May 2025, HNLMS Friesland with an embarked U.S. Coast Guard detachment seized 2,585 pounds of marijuana with cocaine about 15 miles north of Venezuela. The cannabis was transferred to USCGC Valiant and offloaded at Port Everglades, Florida, on 6 June 2025 as part of a six-interdiction Caribbean haul.
On 29 May 2025, a maritime patrol aircraft located a suspicious vessel about 15
miles north of Venezuela.[1]The Royal Netherlands Navy ship HNLMS Friesland,
with embarked U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment 404, interdicted the
vessel.[1]The boarding team seized approximately 4,050 pounds of cocaine and
2,585 pounds of marijuana, about 1,173 kilograms of cannabis.[1]The narcotics
were transferred to U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Valiant.[1]
On 6 June 2025, the crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Valiant offloaded 17,450
pounds of cocaine and 2,585 pounds of marijuana worth $132 million at Port
Everglades.[1]The seized contraband was the result of six interdictions in
the Caribbean Sea by the Coast Guard and interagency partners.[1]The crew of
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Vigorous had offloaded about 840 pounds of cocaine worth
an estimated $6.2 million the previous day at Coast Guard Base Miami Beach.[1]CBS12 corroborated that the Coast Guard offloaded 17,450 pounds of cocaine and
2,585 pounds of marijuana Friday off Fort Lauderdale after the multinational
crackdown at sea.[2]
CBS12 likewise reported that HNLMS Friesland and embarked Coast Guard LEDET 404
intercepted the vessel about 15 miles north of Venezuela, seizing around 4,050
pounds of cocaine and 2,585 pounds of marijuana.[2]Valiant is a 210-foot
medium endurance cutter homeported in Jacksonville under Coast Guard Atlantic
Area Command.[1]
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USCGC Valiant crew with pallets of seized drugs before the 6 June 2025 offload at Port Everglades. Photo: U.S. Coast GuardPhoto details
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CBS12cbs12.comGALLERY: U.S. Coast Guard offloads over 10 tons of cocaine, marijuana off Florida's coast
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The $132 million and $138 million valuations cover cocaine and marijuana together and cannot be separated into a marijuana-only value, so they are kept in the text and omitted from figures.
Cocaine quantities are mentioned only as context and are excluded from cannabis figures.
The marijuana weight is reported as approximately 2,585 pounds, not an exact measured figure; the kilogram figure is converted at 0.453592 kg per pound.
No suspects, arrests, charges or court outcomes were reported in the opened accounts.
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