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Production estimates and information regarding production potential and laboratory seizures in foreign source areas such as Canada, Mexico, and Southeast Asia are very limited. As a result, it is difficult to precisely estimate the relative influence of foreign methamphetamine production on U.S. drug markets.
Law enforcement reporting in the Mid-Atlantic, New England, and New York/New Jersey Regions suggests an increase in methamphetamine distribution by Canada-based Asian DTOs; however, detailed information on the extent of their operations is somewhat limited. Asian DTOs typically operate within highly insular Asian communities in Canada and the United States that are very difficult for law enforcement to investigate and infiltrate.
Preliminary data for 2007 indicate that the amount of methamphetamine seized on the Southwest Border has decreased since 2006; however, it is unclear if decreased seizures are the result of decreased methamphetamine production in Mexico. NSS data show that the amount of methamphetamine seized on the Southwest Border as of November 27, 2007 (1,935.90 kg), was much lower than the amount seized in 2006 (2,880.76 kg). Although there is sometimes a delay in entering seizure records, the difference in seizure amounts from 2006 to 2007 appears to be significant. The causes of the potential decrease in methamphetamine seizures on the Southwest Border are unclear; however, the decreased seizure amount may be an indication of decreased production in Mexico, just as increased seizure amounts from 2002 through 2005 coincided directly with rising production in Mexico.
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