Border Enforcement Working

A hardening of the Canada-U.S. border appears to be yielding early results.

U-S. border officials say increased enforcement, improved police co-operation and new technology are behind the gains.

The U-S seized almost 18-thousand kilograms of marijuana this year, compared to just over 4-thousand in 2008.

The number of people caught illegally entering the U.S. from Canada fell from 8-thousand to just under 7-thousand

A U-S. security official says there are about 15-hundred staff working the northern border now compared to about 900 in 2006.