*** Media Advisory*** U.S. Coast Guard Commandant, Joint Task Force South Press Conference

DATE: January 28, 2010 9:04:49 AM EST

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

US COAST GUARD

News Release

Date:
Jan. 28, 2010

Contact:
Petty Officer Mariana O'Leary
(727) 535-1437 Ext. 2142
(305) 965-4672

***Media Advisory*** Coast Guard Commandant, Joint Task Force South to give press brief on drug interdiction

Editor's note: Media interested in attending the event are required to RSVP to Coast Guard public affairs at (727) 535-1437 Ext. 2142, no later than 4:00 p.m. Jan. 28, 2010.

CLEARWATER, Fla. — U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Thad Allen is scheduled to hold a press conference at Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater Friday. As the chairman of Office of National Drug Control Policy’s Interdiction Committee, Allen will be joined by members of the Joint Interagency Task Force South (JTFS), Customs and Border Patrol, FBI, DEA, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

WHO: Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Thad Allen and Department of Justice and Departement of Homeland Security agencies.

WHAT: Press conference.

WHERE: Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater, 15100 Rescue Way Clearwater, FL 33762.

WHEN: Friday, Jan. 29, 2010 at 11:30 a.m.

WHY: To discuss a successful drug interdiction year, the joint nature of combating drug trafficking and the importance of the Joint Task Force South.

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