Crime

Coast Guard’s cocaine seizures from sea smugglers hits all-time high under Trump

By Anna Giaritelli
Published November 6, 2025 3:32pm ET
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The Coast Guard’s seizures of cocaine from drug smugglers caught at sea hit an all-time high in fiscal year 2025, most of which occurred during the Trump administration.

The Department of Homeland Security military branch told the Washington Examiner on Thursday that ships patrolling the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific Ocean seized $3.8 billion worth of cocaine between October 2024 and September 2025.

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