Transit Zone (Noun)
Meaning
A six million square mile area that includes the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico and the eastern Pacific Ocean; includes the principal routes used by drug smugglers.
Classification
Nouns denoting spatial position.
Examples
- The US Coast Guard monitors the transit zone closely for signs of suspicious activity, as it is a known hotspot for narco-trafficking.
- Navy vessels have increased their presence in the transit zone in recent years, as part of efforts to stem the flow of illicit drugs.
- Drug smugglers often attempt to avoid detection by navigating through the busiest shipping lanes in the transit zone.
- Satellite surveillance is used to track and intercept suspect vessels traveling through the transit zone.
- Coast Guard patrols have reported an uptick in encounters with suspected smuggling vessels in the transit zone, leading to several high-profile seizures.