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U.S. Department of Justice
National Drug Intelligence Center

Title:

Monthly Drug Summary: Southwest Border Drug Seizure Statistics Report--February 2010 and Year-to-Date 2010

Publication Date: May 14, 2010

Document ID: 2010-R0926-004

Archived on: January 1, 2011. This document may contain dated information. It remains available to provide access to historical materials.

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Cover photos: CBP and NDIC.

Contents

List of Charts

Chart 1. (LES//FOUO) Heroin Seizure Totals, Year-to-Date and Annual, in Kilograms, 2006-2010
Chart 2. (LES//FOUO) Cocaine Seizure Totals, Year-to-Date and Annual, in Kilograms, 2006-2010
Chart 3. (LES//FOUO) Methamphetamine Seizure Totals, Year-to-Date and Annual, in Kilograms, 2006-2010
Chart 4. (LES//FOUO) Marijuana Seizure Totals, Year-to-Date and Annual, in Kilograms, 2006-2010

List of Figures

Figure 1. (U) Drug seizure status, Southwest Border, January-February 2010.
Figure 2. (U) Drug seizure status, Southwest Border, February 2010.

List of Tables

Table A. (LES//FOUO) Illicit Drug Seizures Along the U.S. Southwest Border, in Kilograms
Table B. (LES//FOUO) Primary Areas, POEs, and Sectors for Drug Seizure Amounts in 2009 and YTD2010, in Kilograms

List of Maps in Appendix A

Map 1. (U) Marijuana seizure amounts, Southwest Border, February 2010.
Map 2. (U) Marijuana cumulative seizure amounts, Southwest Border, January-February 2010.
Map 3. (U) Cocaine seizure amounts, Southwest Border, February 2010.
Map 4. (U) Cocaine cumulative seizure amounts, Southwest Border, January-February 2010.
Map 5. (U) Methamphetamine seizure amounts, Southwest Border, February 2010.
Map 6. (U) Methamphetamine cumulative seizure amounts, Southwest Border, January-February 2010.
Map 7. (U) Heroin seizure amounts, Southwest Border, February 2010.
Map 8. (U) Heroin cumulative seizure amounts, Southwest Border, January-February 2010.

Figure 1. (U) Drug seizure status, Southwest Border, January-February 2010.

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Source: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, March 4, 2010.
Prepared by: National Drug Intelligence Center, May 10, 2010.

Figure 2. (U) Drug seizure status, Southwest Border, February 2010.

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Source: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, March 4, 2010.
Prepared by: National Drug Intelligence Center, May 10, 2010.

Summary

(LES//FOUO) National Drug Intelligence Center (NDIC) analysis of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) data indicates that heroin, marijuana, and methamphetamine seizure amounts in year-to-date (YTD) 2010 were above average, while cocaine seizure amounts were below average. Seizure amounts for all drugs decreased in YTD2010 compared with YTD2009, except for heroin seizure amounts, which increased significantly during the same period. (See Chart 1, Chart 2, Chart 3, and Chart 4.)

(LES//FOUO) Analysis of February 2010 seizure data reveals that all monthly drug seizure amounts were above average except for cocaine seizure amounts, which were below average. The amount of heroin seized was the highest monthly total recorded since October 2009, the only other month when seizures totaled more than 100 kilograms. Cocaine seizure amounts were slightly higher than in February 2009 and were the highest since July 2009. Marijuana and methamphetamine seizure totals both decreased slightly compared with February 2009. (See text box below; see Table A.)

Addresses

Web Addresses

ADNET:  http://ndicosa.adnet.sgov.gov
DOJ:  http://www.justice.gov/archive/ndic/
LEO:  https://www.leo.gov/http://leowcs.leopriv.gov/lesig/archive/ndic/index.htm
RISS:  ndic.riss.net

Questions and comments may be directed to Supervisor Donald Shaver or Intelligence Analyst Jeannine Quear, Southwest Unit, Regional Threat Analysis Branch through NDIC.Contacts@usdoj.gov.

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