A military approach to drug busts upends US efforts | NYGazet

The United States has long relied on the Coast Guard and allies to interdict drug vessels through arrests and prosecutions at sea.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard detects and detains scores of drug-running vessels in the Caribbean every year in its role as the world’s drug police on the high seas. Now, that anti-narcotics mission may look vastly different after a U.S. mil... [7401 chars]