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Enforcement Statistics - Seizures



Drug Seizures

Drug Seizures UoM Quantity (Calendar Year 2008)
1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter Total
Total Drug Seizures   2,776 2,490 3,126 3,062 11,454
Cocaine Kg 658.3 280.6 177.8 688.9 1805.6
Heroin Kg 31.3 33.1 28.7 49.9 143.1
Marijuana Kg 150.9 412.7 111.7 43.5 718.8
Opium Kg 0.5 2.9 22.4 147.0 172.9
Ecstasy doses 17,440 194 5,988 250,653 274,275
Steroids doses 123,387 64,682 91,373 231,825 511,267
Kg 6.8 4.7 10.1 20.7 42.3

Drug Seizures UoM Quantity (Calendar Year 2007)
1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter Total
Total Drug Seizures   2,342 2,990 2,968 2,120 10,240
Cocaine Kg 362.5 622.5 237.7 509.8 1,732.5
Heroin Kg 54.2 10.1 39.6 8.6 112.5
Marijuana Kg 33.8 57.6 116.4 107.5 315.3
Opium Kg 49.2 2.7 69.2 28.0 149.1
Ecstasy doses 334 10,072 169 28,754 34,409
Steroids doses 69,722 98,628 85,402 78,080 311,882
Kg 11.4 12.8 10.1 2.3 36.6

Weapons Seizures

Weapons Seizures Quantity (Calendar Year 2008)
1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter Total
Firearms 78 144 219 82 523
Other 1,096 573 527 2,037 4,233

Weapons Seizures Quantity (Calendar Year 2007)
1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter Total
Firearms 51 191 264 164 670
Other 1,255 1,655 802 969 4,681

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Currency Seizures

Currency Seizures Value (Calendar Year 2008)
1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter Total
Dollar Value $8,921,592 $8,165,180 $10,810,090 $7,373,951 $35,270,813
Suspected Proceeds of Crime $695,777 $1,245,077 $1,242,462 $2,905,705 $6,089,020

Currency Seizures Value (Calendar Year 2007)
1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter Total
Dollar Value $7,437,770 $5,855,486 $8,078,796 $9,245,392 $30,617,444
Suspected Proceeds of Crime $2,131,601 $1,118,454 $2,313,911 $1,465,881 $7,029,847
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Tobacco Seizures

Tobacco Seizures UoM Quantity (Calendar Year 2008)
1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter Total
Total Tobacco Seizures   769 747 807 711 3,034
Cigarettes Cartons 559 575 648 568 2,350
Cigars Kg 43 63 76 43 225
Manufactured Tobacco Kg 56 44 43 42 185
Other Tobacco Products Kg 141 95 75 95 406

Tobacco Seizures UoM Quantity (Calendar Year 2007)
1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter Total
Total Tobacco Seizures   704 1,398 965 798 3,865
Cigarettes Cartons 612 742 680 555 2,589
Cigars Kg 26 67 51 58 202
Manufactured Tobacco Kg 42 51 52 43 188
Other Tobacco Products Kg 58 585 217 173 1,033