Table 5-7
U.S. Coast Guard Drug Seizures
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| Cocaine (lb) |
47,333 |
33,629 |
28,585 |
103,617 |
82,623 |
111,689 |
132,480 |
| Marijuana products (lb) |
33,895 |
40,164 |
31,000 |
102,538 |
31,390 |
61,506 |
50,463 |
| Cases |
67 |
44 |
36 |
122 |
129 |
118 |
92 |
| Vessels seized |
28 |
34 |
41 |
64 |
75 |
74 |
56 |
| Arrests |
73 |
56 |
23 |
233 |
297 |
302 |
201 |
| Value seized |
$1.8 billion |
$1.3 billion |
$1.1 billion |
$4.0 billion |
$3.0 billion |
$3.7 billion |
$4.4 billion |
KEY: lb = pound.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, U.S. Coast Guard, Office of Law
Enforcement, Feb. 13, 2001.
- Approximately 52,000 deaths occur annually in the United States from drug
abuse and drug-related crimes, accidents, and incidents.
- The Office of National Drug Control Policy sets the interdiction target
for all interdiction agencies. The USCG is the lead federal agency for maritime
drug interdiction.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation Performance Report, FY 2000
and Performance Plan Fiscal Year 2002, April 2001.
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