By Ben Barry

The U.S. Coast Guard seized more than 500,000 pounds of cocaine this year - the largest amount in the service's history.

On average, the Coast Guard seizes 167,000 pounds of cocaine annually, and the amount seized in the fiscal year of 2025 is three times that amount.

The amount seized by authorities is estimated to be the equivalent of 193 million potentially lethal doses, enough to endanger over half the U.S. population, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.

The cocaine seized by the Coast Guard was picked up in the Eastern Pacific Ocean and Caribbean during patrols.

Admiral Kevin Lunday, acting commandant of the Coast Guard, said: “The Coast Guard’s top priority is to achieve complete operational control of the U.S. border and maritime approaches.

"We own the sea,

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