Combating Drugs, Guns, and Human Trafficking at the U.S. Southwest Border

Below Ten: Combating Drugs, Guns, and Human Trafficking at the U.S. Southwest Border
Source
Office of Community Oriented Policing Services
Strategic Applications International (SAI)
Below Ten Report Cover

The Below Ten project focused on three cities located on or below Interstate 10 - (1) Nogales, Arizona; (2) Pharr, Texas; and (3) San Diego, California - and their efforts to respond to a wide range of problems related to guns, drugs, and human trafficking. A key component of the project was the series of summits held to develop stakeholder-led plans to respond to the wide range of humanitarian, commercial, and enforcement issues. This publication describes the outcomes of these summits, which brought community members together with local, state, federal, and tribal law enforcement; public health providers; social services; and other groups to identify problems, challenges, and solutions. It also provides detailed information on the approach adopted by each community and the activities that have been sustained since the project ended.