Crisis at the Border: More Drugs Seized Between Ports of Entry

The numbers show that Customs and Border Protection (CBP) seizes more drugs between ports of entry than at ports of entry.

* Since FY2012, CBP has seized more than 11 million pounds of drugs between ports of entry, compared with only 4 million pounds at ports of entry.
* CBP has seized more drugs between ports of entry than at ports of entry every fiscal year since 2012.

 

Drugs Seized BETWEEN Ports of Entry (in pounds)
Type		FY2012		FY2013		FY2014			FY2015			FY2016			FY2017			FY2018			FY19TD
Cocaine		12,161		4,696		4,554			11,220			5,473			9,346			6,550			8,544
Heroin		430		576		606			518			566			953			568			208
Marijuana		2,299,864		2,430,123		1,922,545			1,538,307			1,294,052			861,231			461,030			123,960
Methamphetamine		3,715		3,580		3,930			6,443			8,224			10,328			11,314			4,448
Fentanyl												105			181			388			114
Total		2,316,170		2,438,975		1,931,635			1,556,488			1,308,420			882,039			479,850			137,274
	Drugs Seized AT Ports of Entry (in pounds)
	Type		FY2012	FY2013			FY2014			FY2015		FY2016		FY2017			FY2018			FY19TD
	Cocaine		45,260	39,075			45,323			38,346		52,838		62,415			51,731			26,291
	Heroin		3,780	3,990			4,356			6,023		4,224		3,398			5,205			1,749
	Marijuana		522,614	469,995			437,950			602,821		516,122		366,327			300,289			96,069
	Methamphetamine		14,131	20,739			23,234			25,495		33,086		46,247			56,362			20,848
	Fentanyl									70		596		1,875			1,785			708
	Total		585,785	533,799			510,863			672,755		606,866		480,262			415,372			145,665

 

All data courtesy Customs and Border Protection accurate through February 28, 2019.

Contact: Nicole Hager
202-226-8417