The U.S. Coast Guard offloaded a record 76,140 pounds of illicit drugs valued at $473 million at Florida on Monday, marking the largest drug offload in Coast Guard history.

The offload included approximately 61,740 pounds of cocaine and 14,400 pounds of marijuana, preventing the maritime flow of about 23 million potential lethal doses from reaching the United States, officials said.

"The U.S. Coast Guard in partnership with our federal, DoD, and international partners are offloading 61,740 pounds of cocaine, and this represents a significant victory in the fight against transnational criminal organizations," said Rear Adm. Adam Chamie, Coast Guard Southeast District commander.

The seized contraband was the result of 19 interdictions in international waters of the Eastern Pacific Ocean a

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