Coast Guard Drug Enforcement Act of 1988

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Coast Guard Drug Enforcement Act of 1988 - Extends indemnification protection from penalties or damages to naval commanding officers and personnel acting under their orders aboard Navy vessels on which Coast Guard law enforcement detachments are assigned when such vessels fire at or into another vessel that does not stop following an order to do so. (Currently, such indemnification applies only to Coast Guard officers and personnel aboard Coast Guard vessels.) Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to make the Customs Forfeiture Fund available: (1) to reimburse the Coast Guard with respect to expenses for seizures and forfeitures; and (2) to reimburse the Customs Service or the Coast Guard for expenses for bringing seized vessels into compliance with environmental laws before disposing of them by sinking and for equipping vessels, vehicles, aircraft, and structures for law enforcement functions. Amends the Maritime Drug Law Enforcement Act to prohibit the intentional manufacture, distribution, or possession of a controlled substance aboard a vessel of any nation by a U.S. citizen or resident alien. (Currently, such prohibition applies to any person aboard a vessel of, or subject to the juri…