Impact of Drug Trafficking on Local Communities Webinar

Impact of Drug Trafficking on Local Communities Webinar

CADCA, in conjunction with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is offering a webinar on Thursday, May 26, 2011 from 3:00-4:30 p.m. EST.

Federal law enforcement officials say that drug smugglers are turning to teens to smuggle marijuana and other narcotics across the border from Mexico and Canada through various United States ports of entry. For example, The Yuma (Ariz.) Sun reported that during a recent visit to an area high school, Border Patrol and Customs and Border Protection officers informally polled about 800 students and found that 10 percent had been approached by smugglers to carry across drugs on foot from Mexico.

Presenters from DHS will help coalitions understand the role of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in community-based prevention efforts. The workshop will inform participants of the connection between drug trafficking and their community�s local substance abuse problems, and will provide coalitions an opportunity to partner with the Department of Homeland Security to increase homeland security through the prevention of illegal drug use.

You will hear from experts from the DHS Office of Counternarcotics Enforcement, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and U.S. Coast Guard.

For additional information, or to register for the Webinar, visit www.CADCA.org.

 

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