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~--~----------~---------------------~---,'d;,1\Characteristics and Distribution of Persons ArrestedTable 4.24 Seizures for violations of laws enforced by the U.S. Customs Service, by type and value of propertyseized, fiscal years 1975-!l2\N:lTE: See N:lTE, Table 4.22. The domestic value of an article seized is estimated fromretail value lists kept by U.S. Customs i;'1spectors.(Domestic value in thousands)TransitionType of property siezed 1975 1976 guarter 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982Prohibited non-narcoticarticles:Nl.mber of seizuresDomestic value15,752 27,875 8,000 27,156 28,085 20,959 18,464 19,198 23,463Vehicles:Nl.mber of seizuresDomestic value11,680$29,56410,897$33,5734,010$9,31111,196$29,9406,198$19,3512,829$9,0603,039$12,2694,011$14,8825,951$35,936Aircraft:Nl.mber of seizures 68 130 42 124 94 135 195 272 206Domestic value $3,277 $18,799 $1,834 $5,640 $16,554 $19,979 $11,584 $32,487 $34,742Vessels:Nl.mber of seizuresDomestic value129$18,197191$46,40063$1,945291$90,656334$32,421272$74,5291,319$91,269556$46,535500$44,462Monetary instruments:Nl.mber of seizuresDomestic value300$7,345374$7,782168$2,695538$7,430721$13,0761,328$22,4721,257$31,3821,554$:39,8461,802$32,757General merchandise:Nl.mber of seizuresDomestic value27,188$88,26627,667 7,063$49,675 $16,00228,750$80,73226,151$46,78224,318$41,63919,789$39,6067..3,250$63,49127,132$92,015TotalNuTJber of seizuresDomestic value55,117 67,134 19,346 68,055 61,583 49,841 44,063$146,648 $156,228 $31,788 $214,399 $128,183 $167,680 $11:!6,10948,841 59,054$197,242 $239,912Source: U.S. Department of the Treasury, U.S. Customs Service, Prologue '76 (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department ofthe Treasury, 1976), p. 37; and U.S. Department of the Treasury, U.S. Customs Service, Customs U.S.A., 1980, p. 32; 1982,p. 36 (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of the Treasury). Table adapted by SOLRCEBOO< staff.t,-'·1Table 4.25 Seizures and arrests by the U.S. Coast Guard, by type and amount of property seized, 1976-82N:lTE: A "thai stick" is a Southeast Asian marihuana bud that is bound onto a short section ofbamboo. It may be laced with opium, hashish, or another narcotic in order to increase itspatency. This definition was provided to SOLRCEBOO< staff by the Source. Data have beenrevised by the Source and may differ from previous presentations in SOLRCEBOO