The US Coast Guard just pulled off the biggest drug bust in its history—seizing over 70,000 pounds of cocaine and marijuana in one massive haul. The mountain of drugs, worth billions on the street, won’t be locked away or hidden—it’s set to go up in flames. Crews are preparing to torch the stash in a fiery blaze that will turn years of cartel work into smoke and ash. Officials called it a historic win in the fight against trafficking, but the sheer size of the haul left jaws on the floor.

The US Coast Guard made its largest-ever offload of more than 70,000 pounds of cocaine and marijuana seized along the Florida coast over just two months, the military branch announced on Monday.

Guardsmen dropped a whopping 61,740 pounds of cocaine and 14,400 pounds of marijuana at Port Everglades, Florida, on Monday, officials said.

Coast Guard crew standing on deck with confiscated drugs.
4 The US Coast Guard offloaded more than 70,000 pounds of cocaine and marijuana in Florida on Monday.US Coast Guard

The bulk of the 76,140 pounds of illegal drugs was collected between June 26 and Aug. 18 through 19 different missions on international waters, primarily surrounding Ecuador, Venezuela and Mexico, according to a news release.

The sting, dubbed Operation Pacific Viper, clinched its largest seizure on waters near Socorro Island, Mexico, where the troops seized 9,160 pounds of cocaine — roughly 12% of the record-breaking haul collected by the end of the summer.

Coast Guard ship unloading seized drugs.
4 The drugs were primarily seized in international waters around Mexico, Venezuela and Ecuador.US Coast Guard

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