E-PME STUDY GUIDE GRADES E-5/E-6

Intercepting contraband was the Coast Guard’s prime responsibility prior to World War II. On August 31, 1890 a cutter made the first narcotics seizure. The USRC WALCOTT discovered an undeclared amount of opium on a ship in the Straits of Juan de Fuca. During prohibition the Coast Guard started the “Rum war at sea”. ICE OPERATIONS: ................
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