DRUG CONTROL: Difficulties in Measuring Costs and Results of Transit Zone Interdiction Efforts

Abstract

Illegal drugs, primarily cocaine from countries in South America, continue to be a major threat to the health and well being of American citizens. One of the goals of the National Drug Control Strategy 1 is to protect America s air, land, and sea frontiers from the drug threat. To help achieve this goal, the United States has efforts under way to interdict illegal narcotics moving through the transit zone a 6 million square mile area that includes the Caribbean Sea,the Gulf of Mexico,Central America,the northern coast of South America,Mexico,and the Eastern Pacific. Drug interdiction efforts consist of several phases,including the detection and monitoring of potential drug-smuggling aircraft and vessels,and the seizure of drugs and arrest of drug smugglers. Within the transit zone,the Department of Defense (DOD), the U.S. Coast Guard (Coast Guard), and the U.S. Customs Service (Customs)play key roles in drug interdiction efforts.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2002
Accession Number
ADA398749

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  • United States Government Accountability Office

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  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Command And Control
  • Databases
  • Department Of Defense
  • Drug Interdiction
  • Drug Trafficking
  • Electronic Mail
  • Geographic Regions
  • Governments
  • Law
  • National Security
  • Radar
  • South America
  • Surveillance
  • Task Forces
  • Websites

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