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Border security, additional actions could strengthen DHS efforts to address subterranean, aerial, and maritime smuggling : report to congressional requesters.
- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- United States. Government Accountability Office, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States. Department of Homeland Security--Rules and practice.
- United States.
- United States. Department of Homeland Security.
- Border security--United States--Evaluation.
- Border security.
- Smuggling--United States--Prevention.
- Smuggling.
- Immigration enforcement--United States--Evaluation.
- Immigration enforcement.
- Smuggling--Prevention.
- Genre:
- Online resources.
- Rules.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (iii, 63 pages) : color illustrations
- Other Title:
- Additional actions could strengthen DHS efforts to address subterranean, aerial, and maritime smuggling
- GAO-17-474 subterranean, aerial, and maritime smuggling
- Border security, additional actions could strengthen Department of Homeland Security efforts to address subterranean, aerial, and maritime smuggling
- Place of Publication:
- [Washington, D.C.] : United States Government Accountability Office, 2017.
- Summary:
- As DHS has increased the security of overland smuggling routes, transnational criminal organizations have adapted their techniques to smuggle drugs and humans through alternative methods. These methods include cross-border tunnels, ultralight aircraft, panga boats, and recreational maritime vessels. While these methods account for a small proportion of known smuggling, they can be used to transport significant quantities of drugs or for terrorist activity. GAO was asked to review DHS's efforts to address subterranean, aerial, and maritime smuggling. This report addresses, among other things, (1) the known prevalence of the aforementioned smuggling methods, (2) efforts to address them, and (3) efforts to assess the results of activities to counter them. GAO is making six recommendations, including that DHS establish procedures for addressing tunnels, assess ultralight aircraft technology, and establish performance measures and targets.
- Notes:
- "GAO-17-474."
- "May 2017."
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Online resource, PDF version; title from cover (GAO web site, viewed May 1, 2017).
- OCLC:
- 985370200
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