Coast Guard Offloads $28 Million Worth of Seized Cocaine in Miami Beach

The seizures were part of Operation Pacific Viper, which accelerated counter-drug operations in the Eastern Pacific, a primary corridor for traffickers.

Two Coast Guard Cutter Tampa crew members pass a bale of cocaine during a drug offload at Base Miami Beach on April 16, 2026. Courtesy of the U.S. Coast Guard

The crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Tampa offloaded roughly 3,825 pounds of cocaine valued at over $28 million at Base Miami Beach on Thursday.

The seized cocaine is enough to kill more than 1.4 million U.S. citizens, the U.S. Coast Guard said in an April 16 statement. The seizure was the result of two interdictions in the Eastern Pacific Ocean as part of Operation Pacific Viper.