On The Tohono O'Odham Indian Reservation In Arizona A Customs Special Agent Questions An

383198 12: On The Tohono O'Odham Indian Reservation In Arizona, A Customs Special Agent Questions An Individual Who Had Marijuana In His Possession As Customs Patrol Officers Stand By, November 2000. U.S. Customs Enlisted The Services Of 19 Native American Trackers, Men Who Have Been Tracking Drug Smugglers For A Lifetime Using Traditional Techniques And Who Patrol A 175-Mile Stretch Of The Arizona-Mexico Border That Runs Through The Empty Expanses Of The Tohono O'Odham Indian Reservation. The Problem Is Massive As Drugs Pour Across The Border Along With Illegal Immigrants. During Fiscal 1999, 11,249 Pounds Of Cocaine Was Confiscated, Almost 3,000 More Than In 1998; 168,000 Pounds Of Marijuana, Up 55, 000 Pounds; And $13.2 Million In Currency, More Than Five Times As Much As In 1998. (Photo By U.S. Customs/Getty Images)