Astounding Statistics On Drug Trafficking In the United States

Astounding Statistics On Drug Trafficking In the United States $50 Billion 32% The worth of drug trafficking in Mexico per year Of all inmates in state prisons in the United States were either under the influence of drugs or in possession of drugs when arrested. 30,000 Arrests each year by the United States Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) related to the sales and distri- bution of illegal narcotics. 63% 4,400 DEA officers currently working full time in divisions dedicated to fight- ing drug sales and drug trafficking across the United States. Of Mexicos economy is be- lieved to be lost if the drug traf- ficking industry vanishes Drug Use s associated with several leading causes of death in the United States, including suicide, homicide, motor-vehicle injury, HIV infection, pneumonia, violence, mental illness and hepatitis. 25% Furthermore, that number is above 25 percent for federal prison inmates. In 2008, the DEA seized the following amounts of drugs within the borders of the United States 598.6 KGs Methamphetamines 1,540.4 KGs Heroin 49,823.3 KGs Cocaine 660,969.2 KGs Marajuana 9,199,963 Individual Units Hallucinogens http://www.drugabuse.net/drug-policy/drug-trafficking-statistics/