Eastern Pacific transit zone
E392863
The Eastern Pacific transit zone is a major maritime corridor in the eastern Pacific Ocean heavily used for the trafficking of narcotics and other illicit goods, making it a key focus of U.S. and international counter-drug and security operations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Eastern Pacific transit zone canonical | 1 |
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
drug trafficking route
ⓘ
maritime corridor ⓘ smuggling route ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
maritime smuggling
ⓘ
transnational organized crime ⓘ |
| characterizedAs | major maritime corridor ⓘ |
| impactOn |
United States homeland security enterprise
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. homeland security
law enforcement resource allocation ⓘ regional security ⓘ |
| locatedIn | eastern Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| monitoredBy |
United States Coast Guard
ⓘ
United States Navy ⓘ partner nation maritime forces ⓘ |
| partOf |
Western Hemisphere transit routes
ⓘ
global drug trafficking network ⓘ |
| primaryIllicitCommodity | cocaine ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Caribbean transit zone
ⓘ
Central American maritime routes ⓘ |
| securityConcernFor |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
coastal states of the eastern Pacific ⓘ international maritime community ⓘ |
| significance |
key focus of U.S. counter-drug operations
ⓘ
key focus of international counter-drug operations ⓘ key focus of maritime security operations ⓘ |
| targetOf |
counter-narcotics patrols
ⓘ
intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance activities ⓘ maritime interdiction operations ⓘ |
| threatType |
illicit goods trafficking threat
ⓘ
narcotics trafficking threat ⓘ |
| transportMode |
commercial maritime traffic
ⓘ
fishing vessels ⓘ go-fast boats ⓘ self-propelled semi-submersible vessels ⓘ |
| usedFor |
trafficking of illicit goods
ⓘ
trafficking of narcotics ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.