Agency, investigations disposition to leverage is Broad Statutory Authority to support order enforcement. It works in close ordination with dhs components and u. S. InterAgency Partners, as well as our counterparts in canadian law on arsenic, to target transnational canadian it applies a full range of tech weeks, including leading and for dissipating in joint u. S. And Canadian Task forces, undercover operations, controlled deliveries identification and title iii electronic intercepts to identify and disrupt criminal operation. Nearly 1300 special agents and 100 Intelligence Research specialists operating along the border. In fiscal year 2014, the seven special agents in charge officers covering the northern border often in joint cooperative investigations with auto, state local, tribal, and canadian Law Enforcement sees more than 237 Million Dollars in cash and monetary instruments. Nearly 26,000 pounds of marijuana. Do thousand pounds of cocaine. 2,000 pounds of cocaine. Check to see ecstasy. Nearly 1400 weapons and firearms. Over 55,000 rounds of ammunition. About 8400 weapons components. The special agents made over 500,000 criminal breasts resulted in nearly indictments and presently over these statistics reflect the impact of our coordinated Law Enforcement investments and investigations along the northern border. Additionally, he maintains the largest investigative footprint of any u. S. Law Enforcement Agency in canada. Office is located in ottawa vancouver, toronto, and montreal. Further enhance National Security by serving as a liaison through Agency Partners and counterparts. Our partnerships are essential to join operations and information sharing along the northern border and beyond. One example, how we participate with joint Terrorism Task force. We bring its unique authority and experience to the task force to help the Tech Security to protect security and our flagship Task Force Program or best created in 2005 as a mechanism to address the threat of crossborder crime. In 2007, we began to deploy units along the border. A prudent and possible platform from which dhs investigates and targets transnational Transnational Organization owns organizations. Best units differ from other task forces. Currently, there are for best units operating along the northern border. The participation and integration of foreign Law Enforcement personnel who have the ability to conduct crossborder investigations with hsi. Also addressing criminal activity of both sides of the border. One successful collaboration with partners is an hsi investigation that targeted a cocaine Smuggling Organization involved in the illicit movement of cocaine and bulk cash within canada, the u. S. , and mexico. Investigators estimated that this organization was responsible for the smuggling of cocaine into canada with a street value of over 60 million. Through successful collaboration , a highlevel target was sentenced in may of 2014 to 84 months of incarceration. This individual was arrested in 2010 with attempting to export cocaine across the lewiston bridge port of entry from new york into canada. The 97 kilograms of cocaine seizure is to this day the largest seizure in the history of the port of buffalo. In conclusion, ice remains dedicated committed to this mission. We look forward to continuing to work with this committee on these efforts. Thank you for the opportunity to testify. I will be pleased to answer any questions. Senator johnson thank you. Would you like to give your Opening Statement our wait until the end . I thought i was off the hook. I will give it now. Members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to appear today to discuss our security and facilitation efforts of ports of entry along our border. U. S. International boundary delineates to from a nation with a long history of soul troll cultural and economic ties. We ensure that our northern Border Operations protect and commerce between our countries pit u. S. And canada is connected by land ports of entry and daily flights by commercial aircraft and numerous recreational vessels that cross the maritime border pit ensuring a flow, we have more than 3600 officers and 190 agriculture specialist stationed on the border and ensuring Dangerous Goods individuals are intercepted dangerous individuals are intercepted. We deployed radiofrequency identification technology. It requires a passport or other secure document to enter the u. S. It allows us to we continue to deploy nextgeneration license plate readers and largescale and smallscale imaging technology, as well as a variety of Handheld Technology including radiation monitors. Dhs and canadian agencies are collaborating to enhance crossBorder Operations. As part of this effort, we made significant the was government has invested over 400 million to rebuild and improve more than 30 ports of entry along the northern border. Each year, approximately some did 2 million enter for business tourism, school, and to visit family and friends. Many facilitate lawful travel and increased security. Cbp develops operations designed to be contributed to travel and not barriers. Identifying and separating low risk travelers from those who may require additional scrutiny is a key element in our efforts to facilitate international travel. Trade traveling is equally significant. The combined into a trade investment between the u. S. And canada totaled billions of dollars. U. S. And canada are you touch largest export market. Largest export market. We could promote Economic Growth along the northern border. In 2011, the u. S. And canada signed of the on the border initiative. It has a quick and interest and participates in seven others. I would like to have a few congressmens today. Accomplishments today. We have launched a pilot for primary colgrove cargo processes. Phase one of the pilot was completed in washington and british colombia. Phase two between buffalo also concluded. For land, air, and marine travel. 1. 1 million travelers and increased approximately 80 since 2011. Canada and the u. S. Are striving to provide secure supply chain thats a lies were safe and economically process moving of cargo provides safe and economically process of moving cargo. His easter dress at the earliest opportunity. And adopt standards for security screening we continue to harmonize programs. We are expecting to launch a fully automated harmonization process along the joint application for the crossborder highway programs by fall of this year. This allows Companies Interested to submit a single application and one partner account instead of two. We have engaged to increase security through public either partnerships. The part of buffalo and a Bridge Authority to replace 18 radiation port monitors at the cbp inspection lanes in northern new york. A nonsense will increase security and efficiency by providing procedures that will reduce this will increase security and efficiency by providing procedures. Your secret opportunity to testify. Im happy to him thank you for the opportunity to testify. Im happy to answer questions. Senator johnson next is mr. Rodriguez. He worked at the dea. In 1997, selected as the director of a Drug Trafficking area program in seattle, washington. In 2010, the [indiscernible] you get used acronyms in this business. Mr. Ivory guess. Mr. Right rate mr. Rodriguez. Rodriguez we coordinate and do joint operations with more than 115 international, federal, local, and state agencies are out the northwest. We help agencies identify threats and implement strategies to address them. The Transnational Criminal Organizations operating both sides of the u. S. Canada border consider that continue continue to move drugs weapons and bulk cash. This includes caucasian groups ethnic east indians coming asia organized crime groups members of the hells angels motorcycle club. Also, those headed by consolidated organization targets. The strong foothold of the pacific northwest. These include these are not limited by organizations. The location rendered susceptible to drug smuggling and production. 13 official ports of entry. A significant proportion of International Borders has dense forest and promote lands that are susceptible to drug related drug activities. Public lands that are jason to the border adjacent to the border most of the area on both sides is sparsely populated and has dense forest of public land. Make it across about detection they could make it across without detection. Maritime and air struggling and terrorist activities. One quarter is the main transportation route into the pacific northwest. Multi Agency Investigation show they continue to exploit the report areas along the washington exploit the areas along the washington areas. The criminal organizations in the Eastern Region of the state take advantage of the remote areas of the border and a lack of detection equipment such as radar and the lack of Critical Infrastructure to increase the use of these rural routes. Narcotics are often concealed onboard commercial trucks and compartments. Helicopters, airplanes, boats are used to smuggle. Cocaine and marijuana seizures and idaho consider thursday mistreated increase in the frequency there was an increase in the frequency. Ecstasy smuggled from British Columbia to washington continues. Canada is the primary source of it. Precursors are smuggled from china into canada where it is processed. It is a tablet. Recent investigations indicate that it is also being smuggled in cocaine continues to be smuggled into canada. 101 kilograms received at the northern border in the state of washington compared to over 800 kilograms that were received in 20082009. Shipments are known to be sent to canada from areas outside the u. S. Ball cash seizures bulk cash seizures demonstrates the fluctuation in yeartoyear. Efforts are guided by the 2012 national nor kartik strategy narcotics strategy to reduce the threats on both sides of the border. The strategy at jesses joint efforts in the area of intelligence addresses joint efforts in the area of intelligence, as well as in mary time lanes maritime domains. We will continue to foster Cooperation Amongst federal state, local, tribal, and International Law force agencies along the Washington Ridge and border. We believe we share and participate in important roles in both intel sharing and the enforcement initiatives of training and analytical support to conclude thank you for being able to testify today. Senator johnson thank you. The u. S. Attorney for the Northern District of new york that covers 300 miles of the u. S. And canada border. He sits on the attorney general Advisory Committee or he serves as the cochair of a committee of which he leaves the northern border working group. Is there narcotics chief and organize crime coordinator. [inaudible] sorry. Thank you. U. S. Attorney for the judicial district along the northern border know that Border Security is a critical component of our National Security. I work with federal, state, and tribal Law Enforcement agencies and our canadian counterparts to combat the crime that threatens it. The four districts of the largest volume of border crossings and criminal activity is western washington and western new york and my district. At Northern District of new york shares 300 and 10 mile border with canada and includes eight of new yorks 11 fourth of entry. A huge volume of people and goods pass through the district from Major Population Centers of Eastern Africa central canada. It straddles the border with portions in new york, and terrio, and quebec. Smugglers export the circumstances to cross the border search of sicily surreptitiously. The volume of traffic, the acceleration of trade and travel, and jurisdictional provisions. The prevention of terrorism remains our number one priority. My family and i felt the impact of terrorism having lost my 21yearold sister in the skies in a bombing of pamnam 103. Two men a conspiracy to murder for the benefit of the terrorist group, they plotted to do real a passenger train traveling between new york and toronto but were thwarted by a joint investigation that included undercover work by an fbi agent. U. S. Attorney office works closely with each 12 joint Terrorism Task force operating at and beyond the border and the canadian hunter parts to spot and stop terrorism understanding our vigorous enforcement of the criminal code and child exploiters and those who smuggle drugs, guns, Illegal Immigrants come and cash reduces the threat of another attack. Our National Effort to combat crimes includes initiatives from collaborations such as integrated Enforcement Teams and task forces all led by dhs and dea drug task forces. They are expanding eastward. After establishing regular operations on the maritime borders in washington and michigan drug organizations boats, helicopters, snowmobiles, and vehicle compartments across without detection of their illicit cargo. For example, we recently dismantled a ring that transported hockey backs filled with canadian marijuana across the seaway and is seized 16 handguns headed for canada. Another group we dismantled on obtained ecstasy in montreal and regularly delivered 50,000 pills to wholesalers in new york and austin returning boston and returning with cash in several kilos of cocaine. In the fight against Human Trafficking and the smuggling of young romanian women through the u. S. Through montreal for prostitution, usually resulted in charges in canada and the u. S. We cooperated to call that child exportation like a case where defendant was charged a candidate when he tried to bring in child pornography, but didnt show up for trial. We took the case. The consent he was sentenced to jail for transporting nearly 4000 images and over 100 videos of graphic child pornography. As these cases illustrate, the existing Enforcement Teams and task forces that hasnt ethic and successes has had significant successes. It has left them short of true integration. Beyond the border declaration it included a commitment to build on existing bilateral Law Enforcement programs to develop the next generation of integrated crossborder Law Enforcement operations. With our counterparts, we are addressing the issues associated with the enforcement. The vital work of advancing Border Security goes on. And it was the border of operations leadership team. It brings together operational leaders with Border Missions for their insides and actions and measures to enhance efforts to eradicate crossborder crime. We are confident that our bilateral commitment to Border Security and Mutual Respect for National Sovereignty and shared tradition of protecting both Public Safety and individual rights will strengthen our efforts to achieve more integrated crossborder enforcement. We are committed to continued vigilance using the full range of investigative tools and laws available to us. Agencies are poised to capitalize on the historic opportunity to forge bonds with our canadian counterparts to increase our effectiveness. Thank you for the opportunity to discovery the challenges we are facing at the northern border. I look forward to answering your questions. Thank you for your testimony. Senator johnson we are china get some sense of where main problems occur. We have many borders. I would like to go to you. Talk about in general the a sick extent of the problems. The stats i have is that on the southwest border we have thousands of apprehensions of people crossing this country illegally. Obviously we have a much larger border. The bigger problem is coming from the southern border. We have had contradictory testimony on this. That apprehension is about sunday five percent is what we believe we are apprehending. I realize it is difficult to get that number. Effectiveness rate is primarily used on the southern border. We have to find the threat among other things. On the northern border, that is not necessarily the case. Were using an effectiveness rate likely due in the southern border to the northern border doesnt make sense to us. We take a look at our strategy. Where should we deploy our resources . We looked. Take a look at approximately 90 of the canadian population. You take the 4000 miles. People seek entry. You need to operate. It is very concentrated in some areas. We try to match those areas should it is driven primarily by intelligence. Is your sense that we apprehend a higher percentage on the northern border versus the sout