() The U.S. Coast Guard says it is increasing its interdiction operations to intercept immigrants entering the U.S. illegally and drug smugglers before they reach the U.S.

As has been the case for some time, the U.S. Coast Guard is intercepting panga-style boats carrying immigrants wishing to illegally enter the country off California’s coast.

This issue has caught the attention of the mayor of San Clemente, who is seeking to install Border Patrol cameras on the city’s beaches.

On Thursday in San Diego, the Coast Guard offloaded over 37,000 pounds of cocaine worth $275 million. This comes from 11 separate drug interdictions.

The incident follows the deployment of additional equipment and personnel, including cutters, aircraft, boats and deployable specialized forces, increasing its presence along maritime borders.

Intercepting drugs is one facet of the Coast Guard’s focus as human smugglers increasingly look to the seas as a vehicle for their trade.

This past week in Florida, the Coast Guard intercepted a boat carrying immigrants of mixed nationalities trying to enter the country and returned it to the Bahamas. Another group carrying 16 Cuban nationals was also intercepted and returned to Cuba.

In a statement, the Coast Guard said, “Through these ongoing operations, the Coast Guard is detecting, deterring and interdiction aliens, drug smothers and individuals intent on terrorism or other hostile activity before they reach our border.

“The Coast Guard’s role is to assist with transporting of aliens to designate locations in Texas and California where the Department of Defense will transport the aliens internationally.”

The operations are in accordance with President Donald Trump’s executive orders, per the Coast Guard.