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Coast Guard, CBP and ONDCP describe rising interdictions, technology gaps and resource shortfalls
Summary
ONDCP, Coast Guard and CBP officials told the Senate Commerce Committee that interdictions and large seizures have increased, but resource shortfalls, aging ships, maintenance delays and gaps in detection and lab capacity limit sustained progress.
Senior law enforcement officials and the Office of National Drug Control Policy told the Senate Commerce Committee that interdiction results have increased but capacity, maintenance and technology gaps limit sustained progress.
Shannon Kelly, U.S. Interdiction Coordinator and director of the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) program at ONDCP, said HIDTA allocates nearly $300 million in federal funding to regional task forces and that the interagency effort is essential to disrupting supply chains. "We must dismantle the supply chains for illicit drugs and the raw materials," Kelly said, and noted recent executive-designation authorities that target cartel support networks.
Rear Admiral Adam Shami of the U.S. Coast Guard highlighted recent large sea seizures and the service's operational strain. He told senators that cutters and aircrews interdicted 106 metric tons of cocaine in fiscal year 2024…
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