But it is not size and rapid growth alone that require the establishment of the new district but the need to provide better law enforcement and the better administration of both civil and criminal cases. San Diego and Imperial Counties comprise the California border with Mexico. Smuggling. narcotics. and subversion problems are extremely serious. The 25th customs district. which comprises exactly the same boundaries as the new district. has a larger number of narcotic arrests and seizures than any other district. They rose from 68 in 1952 to 306 in 1959. Border crossings at San Diego rose from 6.787.148 in 1950 to 18.331.773 in 1960. In addition. San Diego comprises a vast naval and marine complex. probably the greatest in the world.
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