Statement·other·said 2025-10-19
“About 25% of the time the Coast Guard boards a ship, there are no drugs.”
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Mixedby PolitiFact
2025-10-22Reasoning
Coast Guard data confirms approximately 27% of boat boardings yield no drugs, though experts note this aggregate statistic may not directly apply to the specific Venezuelan vessels in question without knowing the intelligence behind those operations. PolitiFact rated this Mostly True.
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