US Coast Guard announces record cocaine seizure for fiscal year 2025

The United States Coast Guard announced on Thursday it seized nearly 510,000 pounds (231,000 kilograms) of cocaine in the Eastern Pacific Ocean and Caribbean during the 2025 fiscal year. This is described as the largest amount seized in the service’s history.

The amount seized in FY2025 is over three times the service's annual average of 167,000 pounds and is equivalent to 193 million "potentially lethal doses".