Border Patrol in the Havre sector is somewhat unusual. Unlike the border patrol on the southern border, who primarily intercept narcotics coming into the United States, the Havre border patrol more often intercepts narcotic leaving the country going into Canada.
Havre Sector Acting Chief Jeffery Dinise explains more.
“So, when you look at the flow of narcotics it comes into the United States, all of it, or the majority of it comes from the southern border or the southwest border, and a lot of it flows through the United States and actually goes north into Canada, and a lot of that is the hard narcotics that we see. Most of that going through or crossing near the ports of entry into Canada.” -Havre Sector Acting Chief Jeffrey Dinise
Acting Chief Dinise continues to explain if the drug flow going into Canada has been increasing.
“Would I say it’s increasing? Yes, because the flow of narcotics down south is, and there’s always a demand for narcotics whether it be in the U.S. or up in Canada. So, the flow has increased because we’ve seen the increase in fentanyl come into the U.S., we’re also seeing narcotics being used at a younger age, so the group of people using narcotics has increased.”– Havre Sector Acting Chief Jeffrey Dinise
Overall Acting Chief Dinise explains that one of the most important ways to limit drug flow is to build a relationship with local communities.
“I think the biggest thing that we’re doing is we’re trying to build strong partnerships with the communities, the ranchers out on the ranches, the schools here. We have a program in some of the sectors, we don’t have it here in the Havre sector just yet, but we’re looking at it where we go into some of the schools, and we educate them about the dangers of fentanyl and narcotics and what happens if you use it just one time and how it can be fatal.” -Havre Sector Acting Chief Jeffrey Dinise
