U.S. Successful In Intercepting 1 Of 3 Smugglers

The Air Force's MC-12 Liberty surveillance plane, in heavy use in Afghanistan, is one of the scarce assets Southern Command chief Gen. Doug Fraser hopes to see freed up for drug interdiction as the war winds down.

US Intercepts Only 1 of 3 Drug Smugglers It Tracks, Says General -- Aol Defense

The U.S. military command covering South America intercepts only about a third of the drug shipments and other illegal traffic that it knows about, because it and allied nations simply lack the assets to intercept most of the suspect boats and aircraft that their intelligence identifies, locates, and tracks. That shortfall in interception results in part from a shrinking U.S. Navy and the diversion of Air Force reconnaissance assets to the war zone in Afghanistan. "We intercept about 33 percent of what we know is out there, and that's just a limitation on the number of assets," said Air Force Gen. Douglas Fraser, chief of the U.S. Southern Command, at a breakfast with reporters this morning. And, Fraser admitted, that percentage is "going down... More is getting through."

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More News On the U.S. Being Successful In Intercepting 1 Of 3 Drug Smugglers

General says US stops only a third of smuggled drugs -- AFP
Southcom ‘Part of Solution’ to Drug Crime, Commander Says -- US Department of Defense
U.S. Southern Command Wants More Ships for War on Drugs -- National Defense
U.S. military's ability to stop drug smuggling declines -- L.A. Times

My Comment: If true .... 1 out of 3 is a surprisingly high number. I expected less than 10% being intercepted.