Nationally in 1988. 5.655 metric tons of marijuana were seized coming from Mexico. In 1989. that figure rose to 47.590. the U.S. State Department said. In response. the New Mexico National Guard created the Drug Interdiction Support Program. Through the program. law enforcement agencies like the Drug Enforcement Administration. Bureau of Land Management. Bureau of Indian Affairs. U.S. Border Patrol and U.S. Customs inform the Nation. al Guard of suspected drug production and trafficking and the Guard helps them seize drugs. A sixday program at Kirtland Air Force Base this month trained 30 National Guardsmen in surveillance. weapons. rope descent from helicopters and first aid.
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