He lowered his voice slightly, although there was no one eavesdropping, "They even equipped the Coast Patrol Team with gunboats."
Lance's eyes widened slightly, "In that case, congratulations are in order, Jack, the customs' role is set to become even more critical."
If the Coast Patrol Team was patrolling with gunboats and Congress allowed them to attack the smuggling ships, it meant that the difficulty of smuggling at sea would increase.
Especially for those large-scale smuggling operations, the targets were too big, too easily detected.
If smuggled goods were seized by the Coast Patrol Team, it was nearly impossible to get them back, so ultimately, they'd probably still attempt to smuggle through customs.
Disguising the goods as something else, or smuggling them over land through other locations into the Federation.
So, in any case, customs would become more critical, especially for the smuggling groups.
