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\n\nMost people would notice no change in daily life. The White House drug policy office would have to write a new plan. It would cover drug smuggling through the Caribbean into the United States, by sea, by air, and through ports. The plan would name what each federal agency would do and what money and staff it needs. It would also have to avoid slowing down legal trade and travel.\n\nPuerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands would get their own section of the plan. It would include steps to cut drug-related violent crime on both islands. It would also list what more local and federal police need, such as radios and systems that work together. Going after the money behind drug rings would become part of the national drug strategy. No new funding, staff, or police powers come with any of this.
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