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U.S. Department of Justice
National Drug Intelligence Center

Title:

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

Publication Date: June 11, 2010

Document ID: 2010-R0926-005

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) Methamphetamine Seizure Totals, Year-to-Date and Annual, in Kilograms, 2006-2010
Chart 2. (LES//FOUO) Heroin Seizure Totals, Year-to-Date and Annual, in Kilograms, 2006-2010
Chart 3. (LES//FOUO) Cocaine 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-March 2010.
Figure 2. (U) Drug seizure status, Southwest Border, March 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, March 2010.
Map 2. (U) Marijuana cumulative seizure amounts, Southwest Border, January-March 2010.
Map 3. (U) Cocaine seizure amounts, Southwest Border, March 2010.
Map 4. (U) Cocaine cumulative seizure amounts, Southwest Border, January-March 2010.
Map 5. (U) Methamphetamine seizure amounts, Southwest Border, March 2010.
Map 6. (U) Methamphetamine cumulative seizure amounts, Southwest Border, January-March 2010.
Map 7. (U) Heroin seizure amounts, Southwest Border, March 2010.
Map 8. (U) Heroin cumulative seizure amounts, Southwest Border, January-March 2010.

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

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Source: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, April 30, 2010.
Prepared by: National Drug Intelligence Center, June 9, 2010.

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

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Source: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, April 30, 2010.
Prepared by: National Drug Intelligence Center, June 21, 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 marijuana and cocaine decreased in YTD2010 compared with YTD2009, while seizure amounts for methamphetamine and heroin increased during the same period. (See Figure 1, Chart 1, Chart 2, Chart 3, and Chart 4.)

(LES//FOUO) Analysis of March 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 methamphetamine seized in March 2010 was the third-largest monthly seizure total since 2006. The amount of heroin seized in March 2010 was higher than any other March total since 2006. Cocaine and marijuana seizure amounts decreased in March 2010 compared with March 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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