Is this the calculation that truly frames the crisis at our borders? When an assertion is made that stopping *one* vessel smuggling narcotics saves over 25,000 American lives—does that staggering figure change how you view maritime interdiction efforts? What is the reaction to this perspective on the direct impact of securing our waterways from illicit entry? Share your take on this intense claim regarding the human cost of unchecked smuggling. #bordersecurity #druginterdiction #policydebate #ma