Drug Control: Heavy Investment in Military Surveillance is Not Paying Off

Abstract

Since becoming a major drug war participant in fiscal year in 1989, the Department of Defense (DOD) has spent about $976 million for the aircraft flying hours and ship steaming days (and, on a much smaller scale ground training days) it uses in detecting and monitoring drug smugglers. DOD uses these flying hours and steaming days primarily in its surveillance of South American cocaine, which the President's National Drug Control Strategy has designated the top U.S. drug threat.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1993
Accession Number
ADA271588

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Airborne Warning And Control System
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircrafts
  • Congress
  • Control Systems
  • Department Of Defense
  • Drug Abuse
  • Drug Interdiction
  • Drug Trafficking
  • Law
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Training
  • National Security
  • Radar
  • Surveillance
  • United States
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Government Contracting/Procurement.
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.