Miniscule Number of Migrants Smuggle Drugs, Survey of CBP Data Shows

Miniscule number of migrants smuggle drugs, survey of CBP data shows

SAN DIEGO (Border Report) — An investigation conducted by the Project on Government Oversight shows migrants are rarely found carrying illicit drugs when apprehended by Border Patrol agents between ports of entry. POGO says its analysts studied data "buried deep within U.S. Customs and Border Protection's massive spreadsheets" from the 2022-2024 fiscal years. According to the research, migrant Border Patrol drug seizures between ports of entry w…

Migrant drug seizures by Border Patrol incredibly rare, data shows

By Julienne McClure and René Kladzyk/Project On Government OversightOnly a minuscule fraction of migrants stopped by U.S. Border Patrol are found to be carrying drugs, according to a Project On Government Oversight analysis of Customs and Border Protection data. Of the over 5.8 million migrants stopped by Border Patrol between fiscal years 2022 and 2024, drugs were seized from only 249 people, CBP migrant encounter data showed. Marijuana account…