FBI Announces $509 Million Drug Seizure

Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel walk past pallets of shrink-wrapped narcotics and a drone used in the investigations as they arrive for a news conference at Port Everglades, Fla., on April 9, 2025. Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP

FBI Director Kash Patel announced a major narcotics seizure totaling 48,400 pounds of drugs in Port Everglades, Florida.

According to a social media post from Patel, the drugs seized by federal agents had a monetary value of $509 million.