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Originally posted by BRISK
Somebody fill me in on the legality of this situation:
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=stor...ocaine_seizure
Some Colombian guys are floating in a boat full of cocaine 300 miles west of the Galapagos Islands, and so the US Navy and Coast Guard intercepts them and arrests them.
Ten people were detained. They were charged Monday by federal authorities in Tampa, Florida.
How does the US Coast Guard have the authority to arrest people 300 miles west of the Galapagos Islands? Are there no limits to jurisdiction? Can any country use their version of the Coast Guard to arrest people in the middle of the ocean?
Also, what law were these guys breaking by being in a boat full of drugs in the middle of the ocean?
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I think they invited them selfes to be the official guardian of truth Justice and the American way
