Coast Guard: Resources Provided for Drug Interdiction Operations in the Transit Zone, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands

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By Stephen L. Caldwell (au)
Year: 2014
Pages: 45
Binding Paperback
ISBN 978-1-4578-5582-5

Product Code: 1457855828

Description

One part of the U.S. National Drug Control Strategy is to disrupt the flow of cocaine through the transit zone. Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, the only U.S. territories located geographically within the transit zone, have served as entry points for cocaine destined for the continental U.S. Federal and local government agencies have cited growing levels of violent crime in these territories and attribute this violence to illicit drug trafficking. Within the Dept. of Homeland Security (DHS), the U.S. Coast Guard is the lead federal agency for maritime drug interdiction and a key provider of resources to support drug interdiction operations in the transit zone and the two territories. This report addresses (1) trends in the Coast Guard's deployment of resources in the transit zone and the extent to which the Coast Guard met its performance targets; and (2) actions taken by the Coast Guard to combat drug smuggling into Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and trends in vessel and aircraft deployments. Tables and figures. This is a print on demand report.

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