COAST GUARD'S EVOLUTION AS A DRUG FIGHTER

• NCJ Number: 19361
• Journal: DRUG ENFORCEMENT Volume: 2 Issue: 1 Dated: (WINTER 1975) Pages: 16-17
• Author(s): T R STROBRIDGE
• Date Published: 1975
• Length: 2 pages
• Corporate Author: Drug Enforcement Admin
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Historical Overview
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

BRIEF HISTORICAL OUTLINE OF THE U.S. COAST GUARD'S INVOLVEMENT IN THE EFFORT TO DETECT AND APPREHEND DRUG SMUGGLERS.

Abstract

A FEW OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE COAST GUARD'S FIGHT AGAINST DRUG TRAFFICKING ARE RELATED AND AN EPISODE IN WHICH A U.S. FISHING BOAT WAS APPREHENDED WITH SEVERAL TONS OF MARIJUANA OFF A BAHAMIAN ISLAND IS CITED.