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Monthly U.S.-Mexico Border Fentanyl Seizures, by Sector
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Monthly U.S.-Mexico Border Marijuana Seizures
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Monthly U.S.-Mexico Border Fentanyl Seizures
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Monthly U.S.-Mexico Border Methamphetamine Seizures
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Monthly U.S.-Mexico Border Cocaine Seizures
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Monthly U.S.-Mexico Border Heroin Seizures
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U.S.-Mexico Border Marijuana Seizures
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U.S.-Mexico Border Fentanyl Seizures
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U.S.-Mexico Border Methamphetamine Seizures
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U.S.-Mexico Border Cocaine Seizures
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U.S.-Mexico Border Heroin Seizures
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Strategy for Combating Illicit Opioids
Published by ICE Homeland Security Investigations on September 19, 2023.
Billed as “an intelligence-driven approach to disrupting and dismantling transnational criminal- organizations (TCOs) and keeping dangerous substances, like illicit fentanyl driving the overdose epidemic, off America’s streets.” (Link at dhs.gov)
Fentanyl at the U.S. border: How the drug is made, smuggled, discovered and seized
Published by the Dallas Morning News on September 6, 2023.
An examination of fentanyl supplies and attempts to interdict them.
The Opioid Epidemic Demands Public Health Solutions, Not False Claims About Immigration
Published by the Center for American Progress on October 31, 2022.
A study of approaches to the opioid epidemic finds no link to immigration at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Review of U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Fiscal Year 2021 Detailed Accounting Report for Drug Control Funds
Published by the DHS Inspector-General on January 25, 2022.
Finds that about 15 percent of CBP’s 2021 budget was spent on activities with a counter-drug purpose. (link at oig.dhs.gov)
What Happens If the Trump Administration Designates Drug Cartels as Terrorist Organizations?
Published by Lawfare on April 8, 2020.
This legal analysis posits that adding drug trafficking organizations to the U.S. terrorist list could complicate asylum claims for victims who were forced to pay extortion.
National Drug Control Strategy: Southwest Border Counternarcotics Strategy 2020
Published by the White House Office of National Drug Control Strategy on February 20, 2020.
A brief White House document laying out a strategy for “significantly decreasing the availability of illicit drugs in America’s communities trafficked across our southwest border.” (link at whitehouse.gov)
2019 Drug Enforcement Administration National Drug Threat Assessment
Published by the Drug Enforcement Administration on January 30, 2020.
DEA’s annual overview of principal illicit drug threats, which includes some information about drug flows at the U.S.-Mexico border. (link at dea.gov)