SIERRA VISTA - Imagine Miami Vice with cactuses in the background instead of boats.

Cochise County Border Alliance Group statistics for the last half of 2006 were released this week by the Cochise County Sheriff's Department, reflecting a busy period for local police agencies that participate.

During the six-month period, more than 100 arrests were made, thousands of pounds of drugs were seized and well over $100,000 worth of assets and cash were seized, according to a Sheriff's Department's press release.

Sheriff Larry Dever, then a major in the department, established the local Border Alliance Program in 1987.

Also referred to as "BAG," the interagency and inter-professional collaboration of the group targets drug trafficking organizations throughout Cochise County and Southeastern Arizona, Sheriff's Department spokeswoman Carol Capas said.

BAG participants include city, county, state and federal police in the application of a coordinated enforcement strategy, she said, to include the sheriff's department, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency, the Border Patrol's Douglas Station, Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Arizona Department of Public Safety.

Such strategy includes collaborative in-depth investigation, pooling of resources and information and recognizance, she said, and the group has closed intelligence meetings when necessary.

BAG targets criminal operations from low- to large-scale syndicates, to include U.S.-Mexico border interdiction, street level sales, narcotics labs and marijuana cultivation. BAG's police agencies' efforts are combined with those of the Cochise County Drug Unit, which operates under the prosecutorial auspices of the Cochise County Attorney's Office.

The prosecutorial assistance contributes to the investigation of complex drug and money laundering investigations under way by coordinated efforts of local and federal agencies, Capas said.

BAG is funded by federal dollars through the U.S. High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas policy.