BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) ports within the Buffalo Field Office have seen a significant increase in drug seizures since border restrictions went into effect on March 21.
CBP employees within the Buffalo Field Office, Office of Field Operations, have seized a variety of illicit drugs in commercial shipments and passenger vehicles, from March 21 through June 14. The Buffalo Field Office, which covers 16 ports of entry throughout New York State, made 286 seizures totaling over 8,700 pounds of narcotics. In comparison to the same time frame last year, ports had 549 seizures totaling more than 216 pounds of narcotics. That’s an increase of over 4,000%.
The following are statistical charts of Buffalo Field Office narcotics seizures for March 21 – June 14, 2020 and 2019 respectively.
OFO Buffalo FO Drug Seizures 21 Mar 2020 thru 14 Jun 2020
Field Office Name | Drug Type | Drug Incident Type Count | Drug Seizures Weight (pounds) |
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BUFFALO | COCAINE | 3 | .022 |
BUFFALO | ECSTASY | 6 | 12.9 |
BUFFALO | EPHEDRINE | 2 | 1.6 |
BUFFALO | FENTANYL | 4 | .04 |
BUFFALO | HASHISH | 4 | .2 |
BUFFALO | HEROIN | 1 | .022 |
BUFFALO | MARIJUANA | 101 | 8576 |
BUFFALO | METHAMPHETAMINE | 6 | .749 |
BUFFALO | OTHER DRUGS, PRESCRIPTIONS, CHEMICALS | 134 | 111.86 |
BUFFALO | OXYCODONE(OXYCONTIN) | 4 | .088 |
BUFFALO | PEYOTE | 1 | 0.00 |
BUFFALO | PSILOCYN OR PSILOCYBIN MUSHROOMS | 8 | .15 |
BUFFALO | STEROIDS | 12 | 3.81 |
Total | All Types | 286 | 8708.25 |
OFO Buffalo FO Drug Seizures 21 Mar 2019 thru 14 Jun 2019
Field Office Name | Drug Type | Drug Incident Type Count | Drug Seizures Weight (pounds) |
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BUFFALO | COCAINE | 8 | .418 |
BUFFALO | CRYSTAL METHAMPHETAMINES | 1 | .044 |
BUFFALO | ECSTASY | 9 | .573 |
BUFFALO | FENETHYLLINE-(CAPTAGON-AMPHETAMINE) | 1 | .507 |
BUFFALO | FENTANYL | 5 | .198 |
BUFFALO | HASHISH | 7 | .396 |
BUFFALO | HASH,LIQUID (HASH OIL) | 7 | 3.06 |
BUFFALO | HEROIN | 7 | .176 |
BUFFALO | MARIJUANA | 287 | 120.70 |
BUFFALO | MDPV-(METHYLENEDIOXYPYROVALERONE) | 1 | .022 |
BUFFALO | METHAMPHETAMINE | 12 | 1.014 |
BUFFALO | MORPHINE | 2 | .198 |
BUFFALO | OTHER DRUGS, PRESCRIPTIONS, CHEMICALS | 130 | 56.30 |
BUFFALO | OXYCODONE(OXYCONTIN) | 4 | .110 |
BUFFALO | PEYOTE | 1 | 0.00 |
BUFFALO | PSILOCYN OR PSILOCYBIN MUSHROOMS | 11 | 2.425 |
BUFFALO | STEROIDS | 54 | 22.22 |
BUFFALO | SYNTHETIC CANNABINOIDS - ALL TYPES | 2 | 6.92 |
Total | All Types | 549 | 216.05 |