▁including ▁liqu or , ▁c igare tt es , ▁dru gs , ▁and ▁people , ▁including ▁human ▁tra ff ick ing . ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁covered ▁this ▁issue ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁in ▁an ▁article ▁head lined ▁" D rug ▁Tra ff ick ers ▁Find ▁H aven ▁in ▁Sh adows ▁of ▁Indian ▁Country ". ▁ ▁The ▁Ak w es as ne ▁police ▁and ▁government ▁sp okes pers ons ▁have ▁def ended ▁their ▁work , ▁saying ▁they ▁have ▁had ▁to ▁take ▁on ▁an ▁unf air ▁federal ▁bur den ▁of ▁border ▁enfor cement ▁while ▁not ▁receiving ▁additional ▁fund ing . ▁Due ▁to ▁a ▁qu irk ▁in ▁the ▁law , ▁they ▁were ▁not ▁el ig ible ▁to ▁receive ▁gr ants ▁from ▁the ▁federal ▁Department ▁of ▁Hom eland ▁Security ▁that ▁were ▁available ▁to ▁local ▁juris dict ions ▁to ▁support ▁the ▁extra ▁work ▁at ▁the ▁border . ▁The ▁chief ▁of ▁the ▁Ak w es as ne ▁Moh awk ▁police ▁noted ▁that ▁drug ▁sm ugg ling ▁was ▁a ▁problem ▁that ▁extended ▁along ▁the ▁Canadian - US ▁border ▁and ▁was ▁not ▁limited ▁to ▁Ak w es as ne . ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁the ▁St . ▁Reg is ▁Moh awk ▁Res ervation ▁was ▁awarded ▁a ▁$ 2 6 3 , 0 0 0 ▁grant ▁from ▁the ▁US ▁Bureau ▁of ▁Indian ▁Affairs ▁Office ▁of ▁Leg al ▁Services , ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁" f ight ▁drug ▁use , ▁violent ▁crime , ▁and ▁drug ▁and ▁human ▁sm ugg ling ." ▁ ▁Collection ▁of ▁state ▁sales