Comments on: Coast Guard Bust Nets 21 Tons Of Cocaine

DEA: Seizure Off Coast Of Panama Cost Mexican Drug Lords $300 Million

[cosmicfluke]

the Coast Guard should not be working for the DEA.

[bildooreilly]

They must have been competing with the CIA, the only people that get busted is the governments competition.

[cosmicfluke]

it's just a drop in the bucket.
it will have no effect on anybody, anywhere, with the exception of the poor mules, who will take all the punishment for this.
The War on Drugs is a collossal waste of money, we've poured BILLIONS AND BILLIONS into it. So what if they bust a half a billion? busts are written into the cost.

[ov442]

Nice Job to one of the USA's finest groups of citizens. These guys risk their lives everyday to do two things - combat guard our coasts from criminals and save our people's lives in the water. Both equally risky.

How does President ****** get involved in this article? He didnt join the Coast Guard, its too dangerous. Hes busy trying to circle up the wagons and hide all the illegal dealings and actions by his band of cronies.

This drug bust is all USCG credit!

[radiob-2009]

luciamia1 at 05:01 PM : Mar 21, 2007
Well put!!

[luciamia1]

I am the proud mother of a young man who served in the USCG for several years. Yes, to all who blather on this site: the Coast Guard is 36,000 strong and made a cohesive force by excellent training, solid leadership and determined will. My son was aboard the same size vessel, a 378, that subdued the Gatun. And he was part of one of these same boarding parties. It is a dangerous job and one no one should ever assume it less than that of any member of our armed forces placed in harms way for the common good.

I neither like nor respect George Bush but do not confuse your politics with the difficult and credible work of the United States Coast Guard. Ask yourself: was their tireless rescue of the waterbound in New Orleans another Presidential plot? It was only when the command was given to the Coast Guard did any cohesive action take place.

The statement by Adm. Thad Allen should make us all consider: "hardworking crews overcame significant challenges in maintaining a 40-year-old deepwater cutter to prosecute this mission far from U.S. shores."

Please urge your Congressional delegation to support the USCG and their mission with a fleet-wide vessel upgrade. And, remember these young people in your prayers for protection. Thank you.

[anopinion1]

this is just another tactic by Bush to take our attention off of Iraq.
Posted by DavidWayne20 at 04:44 PM : Mar 21, 2007

wow man ever god damm media article can't be about president doushe bag..........
you and people like you are getting sooooooo sooooo annoying on these posts.
what it takes our mind off iraq for 0.00009893 seconds.
lately it seems nearly half of the articles on CBS neway are about iraq and prez doushe bag. anotherwords, we KNOW ABOUT IRAQ SO SUCK IT!!!

[davidwayne20]

this is just another tactic by Bush to take our attention off of Iraq.

[anopinion1]

soo thats why francisco did'nt show up last night...
i mean
opps



j/k thats a pretty insane amount.
anyone ever watch the dave chappele show??
where he plays the crack head!!! for some reason all i can picture is him when i read this article.

I guess prez bonehead bush will have enough to satisify his fix for awhile now.

[bboc77]

I think this is so great. But like they say for every one load that don't make it there is another 9 loads that do make it. It's a lose lose situation. I hear that in some part of Tx they burn drugs in an incinerator.

[bboc77]

GOOD JOB

[bogusbones]

jerryrigger

i have often thought that sometimes the agencies use drugs, especially in the inner cities, to keep the masses "satisfied" and pacified. who cares if these people are on drugs or killing one another for drugs. at least they're not rioting and destroying property on a large scale. i support your idea for a citizen observation of the destruction of the drugs. if you think about it, it could mean some serious revenue generation for some government department(s).

[scott4261]

I'm no angel, but I haven't touched the stuff since the 1980s. And I've seen it and its derivatives (crack and meth) devastate lives and communities.

Having said that, the epidemic of drug use is much more widespread than anyone wants to admit. I am against prohibition, because people 21 and over should be able to make that choice for themselves. Prohibition did not work for alcohol and it has not and will never work for drug use. Better to regulate it and tax it. And if that is done, then crime will drop dramatically because the underground market will disappear.

[bushfan3]

Good more crack off the streets and into good hands. I am glad that the Coast Guard is working hard out there to stop the drug flow.

[gerryrigger]

Have any of you ever wondered what happens after the seizure of the shipment? The news hardly ever has coverage of the actual destruction of the contraband. We should all demand the use of citizen witnesses and video documentation to monitor the destruction of illegal drugs, especially big shipments, at the earliest opportunity. If the drugs have to be held as evidence in a court of law, they should first be chemically treated to render them unusable. America's drug problem is more widespread and far-reaching than America wants to admit. And where I live, I suspect crooked L.E. is part of the drug supply chain.

[connapa]

That should put a few dealers out of business as well. Unfortunately for those who are addicted, their habit will get a bit more expensive.

[Philscbx]

21 Tons? Look what they show as to what it takes to make a pound. Unreal. Too hard to grasp that much in one spot.
Now how do you get rid of it?
As an alternative fuel?
Is it going to cause some form of pollution now?

Lets see this report.

[scott4261]

Holy moly!!

[Philscbx]

21 Tons? Look what they show as to what it takes to make a pound. Unreal. Too hard to grasp that much in one spot.
Now how do you get rid of it?
As an alternative fuel?
Is it going to cause some form of pollution now?

Lets see this report.

[bogusbones]

Good for the USCG, our forgotten arm of our military forces. Every gram of cocaine that gets confiscated is a victory for our society as a whole.