At least 100 more Customs inspectors and agents. At least 100 more INS inspectors. Implementing counterterrorism teams and tools at major seaports. Working with the Seaport Commission to come up with recommendations and proposed legislation. Let me give you some examples of crime and security problems at seaports.
Drug smuggling Drug smuggling is the biggest problem in our seaports.
While conventional wisdom suggests that three-quarters of our cocaine comes across our southwest land border, in fact, our nation s seaports account for the majority of cocaine and other illegal drug seizures in commercial cargo, measured by weight. We need not look far to see the scope of the problem. In fact, this country s largest seizures of heroin and hashish took place just across San Francisco Bay, at the Port of Oakland. The Port of Oakland law enforcement can also take credit for the largest seizure of automatic weapons in our nation s history-guns that would otherwise be used by illegal drug cartels. Currently, the Port of Oakland is the largest seizure point in the country for opium.