The largest ever U.S. Coast Guard drug offload involving more than 76,000 pounds took place at Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on Monday.

The drugs, more than 38 tons of cocaine and marijuana, were seized during 19 different interdictions in the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific Ocean, officials said.

“Today we are witness to the largest drug offload in Coast Guard history, a total of 76,140 pounds of illegal narcotics,” U.S. Coast Guard Rear Adm. Adam Chamie said. “These men and women put themselves in harm’s way time and again to stop the bad guys, apprehend the smugglers and seize the drugs. This is grueling and dangerous work, and I am extremely proud of them.”

Pallet by pallet, members of the Coast Guard removed the drugs, which were seized over a period of several mon

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