Jurisdiction over Colombian Ships on High Seas Litigated in Two Drug Cases

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Tuesday, November 1, 1994
Author: 
Bruce Zagaris
Volume: 
10
Issue: 
11
423
Abstract: 
Two cases in the United States District Court in Southern Florida have brought into question the efforts of the U.S. Coast Guard to seize foreign-flag vessels on the high seas. Already one case has resulted in the dismissal of one case while a second case has contested jurisdiction over a second foreign-flag vessel...(more)