Operation Tiburon

	Operation Tiburon Operation Tiburon, (Tiburon (es:''Tiburón'') is Spanish for "Shark,") was a coordinated counterdrug operation between three different US agencies – Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), US Coast Guard, US Customs Service – and Colombian authorities, resulting in the seizure of approximately 6.4 million pounds of marijuana coming from Colombia, about 20% of the total amount that enter the United States annually. Of the total, 4.7 million were confiscated by the Colombian government while the remaining 1.7 million were done by US personnel. The operation concluded on February 5, 1982, when US Attorney General William French Smith William French Smith II (August 26, 1917 – October 29, 1990) was an American lawyer and the 74th United States Attorney General. After attaining his law degree from Harvard Law School in 1942, Smith went on to join the law firm of Gibson, Dun ... announced "the most successful international marijuana interdiction effort to da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
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