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5 detained after Coast Guard finds boat carrying $54 million worth of cocaine on board

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Newest development Aug 27, 2026 · 3 reports5 detained after Coast Guard finds boat carrying $54 million worth of cocaine on board

Five people have been detained after the United States Coast Guard stopped a boat hauling drugs. Officials said they intercepted the vessel about 50 miles...

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  1. Coast Guard seizes over $54 million worth of cocaine from alleged smuggling boat near Puerto Rico

    Headline from New York Post ·

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    5 detained after Coast Guard finds boat carrying $54 million worth of cocaine on board

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  1. Fox News

    Coast Guard seizes 7K pounds of cocaine worth more than $54 million near Puerto Rico, five arrested (opens Fox News)

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    The U.S. Coast Guard seized 7,250 pounds of cocaine worth $54.5 million from a suspected smuggling boat intercepted off the coast of Puerto Rico.

  2. Washington Examiner

    Coast Guard torches suspected drug boat carrying cocaine to US (opens Washington Examiner)

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    A Coast Guard cutter deployed near Puerto Rico interdicted a suspected drug boat carrying approximately $54.5 million worth of cocaine that authorities believe was headed to the United States from Latin America.

  3. Legal Insurrection

    Coast Guard Intercepts Boat Carrying Cocaine Worth Over $54 Million (opens Legal Insurrection)

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    Legal Insurrection's feed description

    The Coast Guard also arrested five people. The post Coast Guard Intercepts Boat Carrying Cocaine Worth Over $54 Million first appeared on Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion .

  4. New York Post

    Coast Guard seizes over $54 million worth of cocaine from alleged smuggling boat near Puerto Rico (opens New York Post)

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    An estimated 7,250 pounds of cocaine worth $54.5M was seized and the smuggling boat was destroyed.

  5. WFLA

    $54.5 million worth of cocaine destroyed, 5 suspects detained: USCG (opens WFLA)

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    WFLA's feed description

    Five people were detained on Saturday after the U.S. Coast Guard stopped a vessel carrying cocaine about 50 miles off shore of Puerto Rico.

  6. WSVN Miami

    5 detained after Coast Guard finds boat carrying $54 million worth of cocaine on board (opens WSVN Miami)

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    WSVN Miami's feed description

    Five people have been detained after the United States Coast Guard stopped a boat hauling drugs. Officials said they intercepted the vessel about 50 miles...

  7. Objectivist

    Coast Guard Crushes a $54 Million Cocaine Run Near Puerto Rico, Takes Five Into Custody [WATCH] (opens Objectivist)

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