Carronade The Yankee Sailor Carronade

The Sea is a choosy mistress. She takes the men that come to her and weighs them and measures them. The ones she adores, she keeps; the ones she hates, she destroys. The rest she casts back to land. I count myself among the adored, for I am Her willing Captive.

FLASH TRAFFIC:
I've relocated to a new Yankee Sailor.

Thursday, April 06, 2006

What Does This Say About the Drug War?

Here's the report:

The Navy guided missile cruiser USS Gettysburg returned from a six-month patrol off the coasts of Central and South America carrying a record quantity of confiscated cocaine.

The Gettysburg, working with the FBI, Coast Guard and other governments, confiscated 61,000 pounds of cocaine, worth almost $2 billion. The previous record for a Navy ship was 42,000 pounds from seven vessels, officials said.
Does this mean we're getting better at catching the smugglers, or just that shipment by sea is becoming more popular?

posted by Unknown | 18:40 |