With personal strength at the lowest level since 1967. and the smallest fleet of aircraft and seagoing cutters since 1989. the men and women of the Coast Guard continue to provide outstanding service to our nation. Since 1992. the number of fisheries boarding conducted by Coast Guard personnel has increased by 62%. Since 1983. the number of undocumented migrants interdicted by the Coast Guard has grown by 635%. Last year. arrests of cocaine traffickers were up 1000%. and cocaine seizures were triple the previous year. Through these incredible interdiction efforts. the Coast Guard kept more than 468 million cocaine "hits" and 100 million marijuana "joints" off American streets last year.
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