A report by the US Government Accountability Office has found that Custom Inspectors focus on contraband products such as Cuban Cigars and Rum are distracting the agency from more important work.

From the New York Times:

Catching Americans who travel illegally to Cuba or who purchase cigars, rum or other products from the island may be distracting some American government agencies from higher-priority missions like fighting terrorism and combating narcotics trafficking, a government audit to be released Wednesday says.

The report mentions that the Department of Homeland Security inspects passenger at Miami International Airport at a higher percentage than other areas where drugs are known to pass.

The report, from the Government Accountability Office, says that Customs and Border Protection, which is part of the Department of Homeland Security, conducts secondary inspections on 20 percent of charter passengers arriving from Cuba at Miami International Airport, more than six times the inspection rate for other international arrivals, even from countries considered shipment points for narcotics.

Read the entire report, Agencies Face Competing Priorities in Enforcing the U.S. Embargo on Cuba (PDF).

Cuba’s Black Market is currently listed at $100 Million.