Border Security: Additional Actions Could Strengthen DHS Efforts to Address Subterranean, Aerial, and Maritime Smuggling

Abstract

GAO's analysis of Department of Homeland Security (DHS) data showed that there were 67 discovered cross-border tunnels, 534 detected ultralight aircraft incursions, and 309 detected drug smuggling incidents involving panga boats (a fishing vessel) and recreational vessels along U.S. mainland borders from fiscal years 2011 through 2016. The number of known smuggling events involving these methods generally declined over this period, but they remain threats.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 2017
Accession Number
AD1156396

Entities

People

  • Rebecca Gambler

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircraft Detection
  • Best Practices
  • Coast Guard
  • Criminals
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • Drug Trafficking
  • Homeland Security
  • Identification Systems
  • Maritime Security
  • National Governments
  • Radar
  • Reliability
  • Teamwork
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • Vulnerability

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Asian Economic Studies
  • Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse Science in Autism Spectrum Disorders.
  • Maritime Security/Maritime Homeland Security