An Overview of
Federal Drug Control Programs
on the Southwest Border

Internal Revenue Service
Criminal Investigative Division
Budget Summary

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• In support to the Southwest border, IRS-CI has devoted approximately 120 special agent FTEs for narcotics investigations. Since 1994, IRS-CI has spent $83.6 million in staffing resources for the Southwest border narcotics program. For FY 1997 and FY 1998, we expect to spend $13.2 and $13.6 million respectively.

• Since 1991, IRS-CI has spent $495 million in staffing resources toward the narcotics program.

• For FY 1997, the estimated staffing resources for narcotics-related investigations are approximately $89.2 million. This represents a 9 percent increase over FY 1996, and a 36 percent increase over FY91.

• For FY 1998, the budget includes $92.6 million, a $2.6 million increase over the FY 1997 budget for narcotics-related investigations.

• For FY 1999, the budget includes a $136.5 million increase over FY 1998, to fund three specific narcotics related initiatives.

Source: Internal Revenue Service