In 2013, the DEA seized more than 2.3 tons of heroin at the Mexican border.
Heroin Availability Has Skyrocketed Customs officers in Nogales, Arizona have seized more heroin in the first six months of fiscal year 2014 than during each of the previous three full fiscal years, said Joe Agostini, assistant port director in Nogales. “We’re catching juveniles, young kids that are in middle school or high school and even people who are 82 years old, bringing narcotics to the U.S.,” Agostini said. In 2013, the DEA seized more than 2.3
tons of heroin at the Mexican border. Tat’s more than triple the amount seized in
2008 and they weren’t specifically targeting heroin. “A couple of years back, if you would find a pound of heroin, that would be a big load,” said Pinal County sheriff Paul Babeu. “Nowadays, it’s common to interdict 50 or 60 pounds, up to 100 pounds, of heroin.” Opium war #1 started in 1839 be-
tween China and Britain. Opium war #2 spanned from 1856 to 1860. Are we due for our own opium war? ❚
References:
Chasing the heroin resurgence, James Pilcher and Lisa Bernard-Kuhn , The Cincinnati Enquirer, 2014 Heroin’s hidden journey, Paul Giblin , The Arizona Republic, 2014
Drugs, Inc.: Cartel City: Arizona, National Geographic documentary series
Drugs, Inc.: Heroin: The deadliest drug on the planet, National Geographic documentary series Drugs, Inc.: Seattle, National Geographic documentary series Drugs, Inc.: Pill Nation, National Geographic documentary series
Drugs, Inc.: Dope-Landia (Portland), National Geographic documentary series
The International Heroin Market, UNODC World Drug Report 2010 (United Nations Office on Drugs & Crime)
Gary F. Patrone is CEO of ARCpoint Labs of Tempe (
Tempe-AZ.arcpointlabs. com), and is centrally located within the Phoenix Valley. Gary serves both
corporate and private clients in drug, alcohol, DNA and on-site testing services, creates workplace policies for both DOT and non-mandated companies and man- ages consortiums and random programs for corporate and private clients. Gary is an active member of the Tempe-South Rotary Club, an Ambassador of the Tempe Chamber of Commerce, member of the Business Development Committee with the Tempe Chamber of Commerce, member of the Advisory Council for Brookline College and PIMA Medical Institute. Gary has au- thored articles for DATIA, the Arizona Small Business Association and writes a monthly column for the Arizona Republic.
Heroin Availability By Region
The percentage of police agencies reporting “high availability” of heroin in their communities in 2008, 2010 and 2013 in federal surveys.
60 50 40 30 20 10 0
Florida & Caribbean
Great Lakes Mid-Atlantaic New England New York & New Jersey
U.S Drug Enforcement Administration
REGIONS: Pacific=WA, ID, OR, NV, CA(N). Southwest=TX, OK, NM, AZ, CA(S). Southeast=AR, LA, MS, AL, GA, SC, NC, TN. West Central=MT, SD, ND, IA, UT, CO, WY, KS, MO, IL(S). Great Lakes=MN, WI, MI, OH, KY, IL(N). Mid Atlantic=PA, VA, WV, DE, DC. Northeast=ME, NH, VT, MA, CT.
28 datia focus winter 2015 Pacific ■ 2008 ■ 2010 ■ 2013
Southeast Southwest West Central
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