Funding is requested to maintain a level of presence on Service-owned lands in order to detect, eradicate, and provide a level of deterrence. Increase the safety of America's citizens by substantially reducing drug-related crime and violence. Emphasis is placed on locating and eliminating drug use on National Wildlife Refuges.
Special emphasis is placed on drug use among hunters.
Special checkpoints on refuge tour routes and during refuge hunting programs are coordinated with local law enforcement agencies. Refuge officers work closely with other agencies and task forces on the Southwest border National Wildlife Refuges. Cooperation is especially close with the U.S. Border Patrol, U.S. Customs, and Drug Enforcement Administration. Break foreign and domestic drug sources of supply. Task forces consisting of refuge officers and special agents work together with local law enforcement agencies to apprehend persons cultivating marijuana on National Wildlife Refuge lands.