DRUGBUST ON THE HIGH SEAS

Short story based on the largest maritime drugbust in US history in May of 2001 on the Svesda Maru, a Japanese built fishing trawler with a Russian/Ukrainian crew, registered in Belize. This drugbust by the US Coastguard was made possible by the close cooperation with US Customs and DOD. The search lasted a week but the USCG finally outsmarted the Russian/Ukrainian crew. The story also depict the lives of two young men on opposing sides in this story, where their lives crossed each other during this drugbust.