According to the Federal-wide Drug Seizure System (FDSS), 2,807 kilograms of methamphetamine were seized in 2001 by U.S. Federal law enforcement authorities, down from 3,373 kilograms in 2000.
FDSS consolidates information about drug seizures made within the jurisdiction of the United States by DEA, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection, as well as maritime seizures made by the U.S. Coast Guard. FDSS eliminates duplicate reporting of seizures involving more than one Federal agency.
In addition, Federal authorities seized 301,697 Southeast Asian methamphetamine tablets in U.S. Postal Service facilities in Oakland, Los Angeles, and Honolulu in 2000, representing a 656% increase from the 1999 seizures of 39,917 tablets.
According to the El Paso Intelligence Center's National Clandestine Laboratory Seizure System, 8,290 methamphetamine labs were seized in 2001. In 2001, there were 303 "superlabs" with the capacity to produce 10 or more pounds of methamphetamine in one production cycle seized in the United States.
