USS Stephen W. Groves Scores Interdicts 8.1 Metric Tons of Cocaine

Navy Newsstand ^ | 9/15/2006 12:05:00 PM | USS Stephen W. Groves Public Affairs

[ryan71]

If you're collecting money for his plane ticket, I'll help out. Good response.

[CWOJackson]

TO CLEAR UP A MISCONCEPTION

For those who are outraged at the Navy for this action you can rest easy...the Navy didn't make the bust. In fact, it would have been illegal for the U.S. Navy to make the bust.

Once the suspect vessel was detected, operational control of the ship was turned over to the senior member of the Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment; in this case LTJG McCann. At that point the ship was operating under the control and jurisdiction of the U.S. Coast Guard. Once the bust was completed operational control of the ship was returned to the U.S. Navy.

I always loved LEDET cruises and the Navy crews enjoy them as well...a great use of available resources. The only folks I ever met who didn't much like the arrangement were the dopers.

[Trailerpark Badass]

Sorry for your loss.

I saw, with my own eyes, dozens of people use drugs of various kinds recreationally on a pretty regular basis for a number of years while in college. None ended up in rehab or dead, all seemed to realize that eventually the fun would end and real life would take precedence. Of course, these were mostly good students, with plans for the future.

I would never say that drugs are harmless, and that no one messes up their life with drugs being the primary instrument. But it seems to me that people drive off the road and ruin their careers/family life with a variety of tools. From my experience, it's the judgment, maturity and character of the individual in question that determines the outcome.

And while I believe, philosophically, that drugs should be legalized, I'm not exactly losing any sleep because they aren't

[ryan71]

"I always loved LEDET cruises and the Navy crews enjoy them as well"

Yep. Great liberty ports in the Caribbean. Then Fort Lauderdale on the way back North.

[Know your rights]

Possession was legal.

Manufacture, sale, and transportation were illegal ... that's plenty of prohibition.

Doctors could prescribe whiskey as "medicine."

Doctors can prescribe cocaine and opiates. Does that prove there's no real War on Drugs?

Low alcohol beer was legal. Law enforcement officers couldn't enter establishments that were serving it.

Not even with probable cause? Have any evidence for that claim?

[Know your rights]

evidence in countries that have legalized drugs show no increase in addicts.

Please move to one of those countries where you'll be happy.

Please move to a tough-on-drugs country like China or Iran (whihc still have significant addiction problems).

[Know your rights]

Success is failure

An expensive drop in the bucket is failure in my book.

[Know your rights]

As for the "War on Drugs?" To be effective, we would have to raid several countries if we wanted to curb the drug problem in the US. [...] Since Drugs are about supply and demand and personal choice, we can hardly justify our invading south America to kill and destroy drug cartels. [...] I don't believe the answer to curbing illicit use of narcotics is to give up and make it legal.

Since you (rightly) rule out what you say is the only effective course, what is the alternative to continuing to futilely spend tens of billions of taxpayer dollars every year (and directing inflated profits into criminal and terrorist hands)?

[Know your rights]

The only thing in the blood system of the driver was THC

Drunk drivers kill people ... should we ban alcohol (again)?

[Know your rights]

I see it more as fighting a form of chemical warfare by a foreign power.

They're stuffing drugs into unwilling American orifices?

[Know your rights]

But today I am not an alcoholic. In fact, I might drink once or twice a month for business or date night with my wife.

And since marijuana is less addictive than alcohol, its legality then wouldn't have made you a pothead today either.

[Moonman62]

Please move to a tough-on-drugs country like China or Iran (whihc still have significant addiction problems).

MAD-AS-HELL disagrees with you.

[Know your rights]

About what? Where's your evidence that he does? And where's his evidence that I'm wrong?

[Moonman62]

Manufacture, sale, and transportation were illegal ... that's plenty of prohibition.

No it's not, which is why the Libertarians and pot addicts want the same loopholes in order to break the prohibition on pot.

[Moonman62]

Stop playing an idiot. You're too convincing. Go back to post #21. You drug advocates can't have it both ways.

[Know your rights]

Manufacture, sale, and transportation were illegal ... that's plenty of prohibition.

No it's not

Your denial of the obvious is as laughable as your contempt for liberty is nauseating.

[Know your rights]

Go back to post #21.

Learn to read. That post has no bearing on my statement.

[The Red Zone]

Seems like more trouble than its worth, smuggling cocaine across the ocean

Not at the prices it will sell for while it is banned. I expect to see submarines soon if not already.

[4yearlurker]

My wife's nephew is 20 years old and totally messed up on coke,crack and heroin. He is currently in the hospital under suicide watch. This kid just sucks the life out of anyone he comes in contact with. The things he says to his mother is unbelievable. She is a wreck. Send all this cocaine crap to the bottom of the ocean along with the boats crew. This sh!t is EVIL!

[investigateworld]

Have you noticed that a lot of employers are requiring a hair sample for drug testing now?
Even though it is more expensive, the consensus is that a longer 'look' is needed at applicants.
It is the experience of employers that drug users have higher rates of Work Comp claims, absenteeism, property getting lost or stolen, and generally poor performance.
So folks who are in business and have to fight to stay in the game think the druggie crowd is not worth hiring.
As a free market is king amongst conservatives, does this give you a clue?