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“They are interdicting stuff 40 to 70 kilometers from the front line. Previously, for those effects, you needed to fly manned aircraft.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 30, 2025

Border Patrol said Operation Return to Sender “focused on interdicting those who have broken U.S. federal law, trafficking of dangerous substances, non-citizen criminals, and disrupting the transportation routes used by Transnational Criminal Organizations.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2025

A similar Ukrainian strategy of interdicting logistics previously forced the Russians to evacuate Snake Island, a strategic chokepoint in the Black Sea.

From Washington Post • Aug. 17, 2022

U.S. officials and analysts offer numerous explanations for why the Russians have had so little success interdicting Western arms moving overland from neighboring countries, including Poland.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 12, 2022

At any rate she has done wisely in interdicting discussion among her followers, and in telling them: Ce que je dis tu croiras Sans raisonner auparavant.

From English Pharisees and French Crocodiles and Other Anglo-French Typical Characters by O'Rell, Max