DRUG CONTROL: Agencies Need to Plan for Likely Declines in Drug Interdiction Assets, and Develop Better Performance Measures for Transit Zone Operations

Abstract

Cocaine seizures and disruptions in the transit zone have increased about 68 percent since calendar year 2000from 117 metric tons in 2000 to 196 metric tons in 2004. About two-thirds of the disruptions were in the western Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific Ocean where the United States has most of its interdiction assets. JIATF-South and other cognizant officials attribute the increase to improved interagency cooperation and intelligence,the introduction of armed helicopters to stop go-fast boats, and increased cooperation from nations in the region.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 2005
Accession Number
AD1181155

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  • United States Government Accountability Office

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  • Airborne Warning And Control System
  • Central America
  • Congress
  • Department Of Defense
  • Drug Abuse
  • Drug Interdiction
  • Drug Trafficking
  • Governments
  • Health Services
  • Homeland Security
  • Law
  • Law Enforcement
  • Law Enforcement Officers
  • Medical Personnel
  • Public Policy
  • United States
  • United States Government

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