In four years the National Office on Drug Control (DNCD) has confiscated RD$40 million and US$1 million, and has indicted 16,000 people on various drug charges. So far, 2004 looks like a small victory in the war on drugs, with only 599 kilograms of drugs having been confiscated and destroyed, down from a high of 1,900 kilos in 2001. Of those indicted, 94% were Dominican nationals, with Haitians, Columbians and Venezuelans making up the largest percentage of the foreigners charged. In the 16-year history of the DNCD, 49,000 people have been arrested for drug-related issues. Ivan Pena Castillo, the vice-admiral in charge of the DNCD, and Richard Hawkins, the head of the DEA office at the US Embassy, joined forces and told reporters that the majority of drugs entering the Dominican Republic do so by crossing the Haitian border. Hawkins pointed out that the total drug flow through the DR was difficult to ascertain, but that estimates could be made based on the amount that is confiscated. Over the past five years there have been 6,000 kilos of cocaine and 238 kilos of heroine seized. The DNCD has also confiscated 415 cars, 87 SUVs, 21 Jeeps, 58 pickups, 19 trucks and 16 ships.