The Coast Guard offloaded 37,000 pounds of cocaine seized from drug traffickers off the coasts of Mexico, Central America, and South America.

The U.S. Coast Guard offloaded more than 12,000 pounds of cocaine and brought 17 suspected smugglers ashore to face federal prosecution.

The U.S. Coast Guard says more than a dozen people face federal charges after crews seized more than $141 million worth of cocaine and unloaded it in South Florida on Thursday.

Coast Guard Cutter Valiant, based in Jacksonville, Florida, helped prevent an estimated $141 million in illicit drugs from being smuggled into the U.S. According to a news release from the U.S. Coast Guard,