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Through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request, Reuters obtained and analyzed a dataset of drug seizures by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents at ports of entry along the U.S ...
In 1995, the United States Customs reported about 2,200 cocaine seizures, about 900 heroin seizures, and about 10,000 marijuana seizures, over 50 percent of all drugs seized by federal agencies, and participation in the seizure of an additional 13 percent of the total drugs seized. [5]
The initial focus of the Center was to assist in the identification of drug traffickers and alien traffickers along the U.S.-Mexico border. The current EPIC facility was dedicated on 22 February 1989 in memory of DEA Special Agent Enrique Camarena-Salazar who was slain in the line of duty while conducting an undercover operation in Mexico. [2]
In the United States, border security includes the protection of ports, airports, and the country's 3,017-mile (4,855 km) land border with Canada and 1,933-mile (3,111 km) border with Mexico. Central to U.S. national security , border security incorporates responses to issues such as terrorism , illegal immigration, smuggling , and human ...
Fifty-six scanners that can detect fentanyl in cars at border crossings will be installed due to $200 million in federal funds approved after an NBC News report.
The U.S. has spent millions on high-tech scanners to spot fentanyl crossing the border, but many sit in warehouses unused because Congress hasn’t appropriated funds to install them.
By 1999 there were 472 Drug Courts in the nation and by 2005 that number had increased to 1262 with another 575 Drug Courts in the planning stages; currently, all 50 states have working Drug Courts. There are currently about 120,000 people treated annually in Drug Courts, though an estimated 1.5 million eligible people are currently before the ...
A drug mule may swallow dozens upon dozens of balloons. [5] The swallower then attempts to cross international borders, excrete the balloons, and sell the drugs. It is most common for the swallower to be making the trip on behalf of a drug lord or drug dealer. Swallowers are often impoverished and agree to transport the drugs in exchange for ...