arrival zone

In counterdrug operations, the area in or adjacent to the United States where smuggling concludes and domestic distribution begins. By air, an airstrip; by sea, an offload point on land, or transfer to small boats. See also transit zone.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.

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surface smuggling event
transit zone

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