Customs Role in the Federal Drug War
- Customs is second in federal drug convictions
Customs workload increasingly drugs
Marijuana dominates Customs drug convictions
Customs lead charge is different from overall drugs
Federal drug prosecutions: Customs records compared to the DEA and the FBI
Federal drug budget - Most Customs dollars for interdiction
- [See also Overall Trends for Federal Drug Enforcement]
- Sharp jump in federal prosecutions -- Customs a major contributor
Customs now ranks fourth in share of criminal convictions
Staffing has remained relatively constant over time
- Customs referrals by lead charge
Drug cases have very different outcome from nondrug cases
A few districts dominate Customs enforcement
