A member of the U.S. Coast Guard watches as Cutter Valiant pulls into port before the crew offloads more than 3,800 pounds of cocaine. Tessa Lighty / Miami Herald Staff
A member of the U.S. Coast Guard watches as Cutter Valiant pulls into port before the crew offloads more than 3,800 pounds of cocaine. Tessa Lighty / Miami Herald Staff
Cmdr. John Dettleff hugs his son, Luke, before the Coast Guard Cutter Valiant's crew offloads a cocaine haul in Miami Beach. Tessa Lighty / Miami Herald Staff
Wearing face masks to protect them from the drugs, crew members carry bags of cocaine valued at $48 million. Tessa Lighty / Miami Herald Staff
Crewmembers stack bundles of confiscated cocaine from the Caribbean at the Miami Beach Coast Guard station. Tessa Lighty / Miami Herald Staff