# Saildrone's drone boat intercepts an $81 million cocaine shipment

> Voyager drone boats tracked smugglers before US Navy forces intercepted the shipmentAutonomous vessels helped seize cocaine worth more than $81 million offshoreElectric-powered drone boats can patrol continuously for…

- **Source:** [TechRadar](https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/the-us-navy-used-a-swarm-of-drone-boats-to-seize-usd81-million-worth-of-cocaine-in-the-caribbean?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a77c76e914af10e3456f492)
- **Published:** 2026-08-09
- **Category:** Drones
- **Tags:** #surface #drone
- **Canonical:** http://localhost:4321/a/6a77c76e914af10e3456f492

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