Counternarcotics, overview of U.S. efforts in the western hemisphere : report to the Ranking Member, Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

United States. Government Accountability Office, author.

Contributor:

United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs, issuing body.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Drug control--Evaluation.

Drug control.

Drug traffic--Evaluation.

Drug traffic.

Narcotics--Prevention--Evaluation.

Narcotics.

Genre:

Online resources.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (iii, 62 pages) : color map

Other Title:

Overview of U.S. efforts in the western hemisphere

Counternarcotics, overview of United States efforts in the western hemisphere

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] : United States Government Accountability Office, 2017.

Summary:

Western Hemisphere nations such as Mexico and Colombia are major sources of illicit drugs such as cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, and marijuana. Precursor chemicals used in the production of illicit fentanyl and other dangerous synthetic drugs often originate in China but typically enter the United States through Canada and Mexico. U.S. agencies implementing the National Drug Control Strategy conduct several activities to disrupt the flow of illicit drugs and dismantle the organizations that control them (see fig.). In December 2016, Congress established the Western Hemisphere Drug Policy Commission to, among other things, evaluate the U.S.-funded counternarcotics programs in the Western Hemisphere. In this context, GAO was asked to review key issues related to U.S. counternarcotics efforts in the Western Hemisphere. This report examines (1) U.S. agencies' spending for counternarcotic efforts in the Western Hemisphere during fiscal years 2010- 2015, the most recent data available; (2) how agencies are gathering and sharing best practices and lessons learned from their counternarcotics efforts domestically and internationally; and (3) mechanisms U.S. agencies have used to address changing drug threats. GAO is not making any recommendations in this report.

Contents:

Background.

U.S. agencies identified billions of dollars in spending primarily or partially for Western Hemisphere counternarcotics efforts for 2010-2015.

Agencies reported collecting and disseminating best practices and lessons learned related to counternarcotics efforts.

U.S. agencies use various mechanisms to address changing counternarcotics conditions in the Western Hemisphere.

Agency comments.

Appendices.

Notes:

"October 2017."

"GAO-18-10."

Includes bibliographical references.

Online resource, PDF version; title from cover (GAO, viewed Nov. 20, 2017).

OCLC:

1012402303