¶ … Criminal Narcotics Activity Drug dealing has developed to become a major problem in the modern society because of increased retail drug dealing activities, which eventually create many problems in the community. The increased retail drug dealing activities in the community has in turn resulted in increased incidents of criminal narcotics activity. As a result of increased problems associated with retail drug dealing, developing and designing procedure for addressing criminal narcotics activity has become an important measure for enhancing the well-being of individuals and the society. The southern border has acted as the main source of criminal narcotics activity and generated significant concerns in today's law enforcement. In essence, law enforcement agencies and personnel are increasingly faced with the need to develop appropriate measures to deal with such activities in this area.

Narcotics Activity along the Southern Border

Illegal trafficking along the southern border continues to be a major recurring threat to the safety of the United States and is one of the major security priorities for the country. Transnational criminal organizations in Mexico have become dominant features of transportation and distribution of narcotics in the United States ("National Southwest Border Counternarcotics Strategy," 2011). Criminal narcotics activity along the southern border is attributed to various factors including the fact that Mexico is the main source of methamphetamine and marijuana. Moreover, increased violence in Mexico and along this border has contributed to increased criminal narcotics activity.

The United States Department of Homeland Security has constantly developed several counternarcotics strategies to help combat these technology. While these strategies have helped address narcotics activity along the southern border, they have not been effective in eradicating the problem completely. Consequently, developing and designing a program for addressing illegal narcotics activity along the southern border is increasingly vital.
Program for Combating Illegal Narcotics Activity along the Southern Border

This program for addressing illegal narcotics activity along the southern border will focus on the youth since they are increasingly affected by these activities. Young people in the southern border provinces have increasingly become victims of criminal narcotics activity and play a major role in the spread of narcotics and drug abuse. Since young people are mostly affected by these activities, it is increasingly important to develop and design programs to combat the program. The existing counternarcotics programs that target youth in southern border provinces have been based on the President's National Drug Control Strategy, which is a balanced, evidence-based plan for lessening drug abuse and its consequences ("Countering Drug-related Crime," n.d.). Generally, these programs have focused on prevention of drug abuse, treatment, rehabilitation, and other social-service strategies. The existing counternarcotics programs are usually run by narcotics officers who specialize in preventing the distribution and use of illegal drugs. The job descriptions of these officers include working with law enforcement departments…