The vast majority of the U.S./Mexican border is open. along most of the border markers indicate only the international boundary. The relative ease with which trafficking organizations can bring their drugs into the Southwest is challenged only by the weather and terrain. The solution lies somewhere between a 200 mile fence to a practical electronic border control system. Information sharing and timely access to central databases among law enforcement agencies needs improvement. Information management projects should be done to enhance information exchange procedures and to provide the operating law enforcement officials with as much information from available databases as possible.
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