for example, the coast guard hasmatically increased the counter drug operations around puerto rico and will completely replace the current fleet of cutters with faster, more modern vessels by mid 2016. moreover in, 2013, your agency, i.c.e., sent 30 additional agents to puerto rico where they arrested 900 violent criminals and seized a great deal of illegal narcotics and weapons. in addition, dhs assigned to a border enforcement security task force and multiagency team of federal and local officials be signed to dismantle criminal organizations. furthermore, cdp repaired the counter drug raider system in southern puerto rico which had been destroyed in 2011. along with congressman mike mccole of texas, i led the effort in congress to safe lyly erase that program from elimination. moreover, tsa has enhanced searches of luggage parcels and cargo transported to the u.s. main land for illegal narcotics and weapons. finally, this year, the office of national drug control policy within the white house published the first ever caribbean borders narcotic strategy as retiredquired by congress.