A Florida-based multi-agency operation has confiscated an unprecedented one million pounds of cocaine in fiscal year 2025, marking the largest drug seizure in the task force’s history.
Fox News reported that officials said the haul represented “enough to kill every American.”
The Joint Inter-Agency Task Force – South announced the record-breaking accomplishment, with officials stating the confiscated drugs represent 378 million lethal doses.
JIATF-S, which operates under the leadership of U.S. Southern Command, coordinates drug interdiction efforts across a vast maritime region.
The task force includes personnel from the U.S. Coast Guard and works alongside international partner nations to combat drug trafficking operations.
The agency focuses its efforts on disrupting illicit drug movement through what officials call the “transit zone,” an area spanning South America, Central America and the Caribbean.
The operation specifically targets transnational criminal organizations that use these routes.
According to task force calculations, the quantity of cocaine seized contains enough deadly material to kill every person living in the United States.
Officials revealed the massive drug haul would require 42 dump trucks to transport.
The fiscal year 2025 concluded on Tuesday, marking the end of the 12-month period during which these seizures occurred.
JIATF-S provided confirmation to Fox News Digital that the operation successfully prevented cartels and narco-terrorists from generating $11.34 billion in revenue.
The task force also reported removing 377.9 million lethal doses from circulation.
The task force maintains operational jurisdiction across 42 million square miles of territory.
This coverage area extends from the Eastern Pacific to the Western Atlantic Ocean, reaching from international waters north of the Caribbean Antilles down to Cape Horn at South America’s southern tip.
Drug trafficking organizations have utilized this region as a primary corridor for decades, per Fox’s exclusive report.
Officials indicated that well-funded and technologically advanced criminal networks continue to take advantage of the area to move drugs, weapons, cash, and people.
“By disrupting the flow of these deadly drugs, JIATF-S is saving lives and protecting our homeland,” the agency stated.
The one million pound milestone represents an achievement never before reached by the task force.
Officials clarified that this figure does not incorporate additional strikes conducted against Venezuelan narco-terrorists, suggesting the total impact may be even larger.
Fox added that the Trump administration has committed to expanding military operations in the Caribbean as a central component of its counter-narcotics policy.
U.S. forces have executed numerous missions targeting smuggling vessels in recent months as President Donald Trump emphasizes his commitment to dismantling cartel operations and stopping cocaine and other illegal drugs from entering American territory.
In February, Trump issued designations labeling multiple groups as foreign terrorist organizations, including Tren de Aragua and the Sinaloa Cartel.
The Justice Department subsequently announced a $50 million reward for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
U.S. authorities have accused Maduro of playing a leadership role in the Cartel of the Suns, described as a Venezuelan drug-trafficking operation allegedly composed of high-ranking government and military officials.
“As he gained power in Venezuela, Maduro participated in a corrupt and violent narco-terrorism conspiracy with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), a designated Foreign Terrorist Organization,” a State Department bulletin states.
Federal prosecutors claim Maduro facilitated the arrangement of multi-ton cocaine shipments produced by FARC and authorized the Cartel of the Suns to supply the organization with military-grade weaponry.
Trump authorized the deployment of multiple U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyers to the Caribbean in August to bolster counter-narcotics operations in the region.
Maduro issued a response declaring Venezuela’s readiness to resist any military action, describing the deployment as “an extravagant, unjustifiable, immoral and absolutely criminal and bloody threat.”
The Venezuelan leader has maintained that Trump is directing a comprehensive campaign aimed at removing him from power.
