36,000 pounds of cocaine was brought into the U.S...legally.
It's contraband that the Coast Guard has been seizing since early last month.
Airline worker busted with 9 pounds of cocaine taped to legs
US Coast Guard offloads more than 47,000 pounds of cocaine worth more than $721M
The cocaine comes from 17 different busts by five coast guard cutters operating off the Pacific coasts of Central and South America.
Coast Guard officials offloaded the cargo in San Diego Tuesday.
Authorities say the cocaine is worth about half a billion dollars that won't go to drug lords.
They estimate that keeping it off the street will likely save hundreds of lives.
