1.7 Metric Tons

As part of an HSTF investigation, three Dominican nationals have pleaded guilty to importing nearly 1.7 metric tons of cocaine into South Florida by boat. Authorities intercepted their vessel offshore and discovered the cocaine hidden in compartments after the defendants… pic.twitter.com/biOwz4EFjV

— US Attorney Reding Quiñones (@USAO_SDFL) May 6, 2026

… transported the drugs from a rendezvous at sea.

Let this be a clear warning: large-scale drug trafficking operations—on land or at sea—will be intercepted and dismantled. Those who attempt to move narcotics into the United States face federal prosecution and decades behind bars.