Show Heroin Seizures Seizures' The Bureau of Customs in Washington recently announced announced announced an an- its agents had seized seized seized seiz seiz- ed pounds of heroin worth million on the street during the year ending June 30 The amount of heroin seized was equivalent to that taken in the eight preceding years by agents THE SUCCESS reflects an intensified and expanded effort effort effort ef ef- ef- ef fort by the Nixon Administration Administration Administration Adminis Adminis- against drug smug smug- Progress in the year before had been good but nothing like that in the twelve twelvemonths twelvemonths m months end ending g June 3 30 in which heroin herom seizures were made The amount of cocaine seized was also up over three fold in the year and marijuana and hashish seizures also sharply ed COMMISSIONER Myles Ambrose Ambrose Ambrose Am Am- brose of the Bureau of oC Customs Customs Customs Cus- Cus toms speaks hopefully of oC the escalating progress being made by Custom agents at ports of entry special agents and other federal agents saying saying saying say say- ing the time might eventually come when illegal drug supplies supplies sup sup- plies will be largely choked off If Customs and other federal federal federal fed fed- eral agents cooperating with local and state law enforcement enforcement enforcement enforce enforce- ment officers and foreign agents can succeed in largely choking off the supply a goal now deemed possible such progress would constitute constitute constitute tute one of the finest accomplishments accomplishments accomplishments of American government government government gov gov- in behalf of the American people PROGRESS achieved al already already already al- al ready is a political asset to the Nixon Administration |