### Question
What does drug-interdiction area mean?


### Answer
**Drug-interdiction area** has the following meaning in *10 U.S.C. § 279*:

> an area outside the land area of the United States (as defined in section 374(b)(4)(B) [1](#279_1_target) of this title) in which the Secretary of Defense (in consultation with the Attorney General) determines that activities involving smuggling of drugs into the United States are ongoing

#### Citation:
  - *10 U.S.C. § 279*
  - Heading: **Subtitle A-General Military Law > PART I-ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL MILITARY POWERS > CHAPTER 15-MILITARY SUPPORT FOR CIVILIAN LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES**

