United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2003-06-16 monographic deposited born digital 45 p. GA 1.13:GAO-03-783 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-783 P0b002ee18038ea8c f:d03783 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-23 GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-783 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-783 GAO-03-783 Drug trafficking Drugs Foreign economic assistance Foreign military assistance Foreign military training International relations Narcotics Strategic planning Black Hawk Helicopter Colombia Plan Colombia T-65 Spray Plane UH-1N Helicopter UH-60 Helicopter UH-II Helicopter Other Written Product A07190 The United States has been providing assistance to Colombia since the early 1970s to help reduce illegal drug activities. In fiscal years 2000-03 alone, the United States provided over $2.5 billion. Despite this assistance, Colombia remains the world's leading producer and distributor of cocaine and a major source of the heroin used in the United States. The report discusses the status of U.S. counternarcotics assistance to the Colombian Army and for a U.S.-supported Colombian police aerial eradication program. It also addresses challenges Colombia and the United States face in sustaining these programs. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-783/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-783.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-783/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-783.pdf GAO-03-783 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-783 Other Written Product GAO-03-783; Drug Control: Specific Performance Measures and Long-Term Costs for U.S. Programs in Colombia Have Not Been Developed; Drug trafficking Drugs Foreign economic assistance Foreign military assistance Foreign military training International relations Narcotics Strategic planning Black Hawk Helicopter Colombia Plan Colombia T-65 Spray Plane UH-1N Helicopter UH-60 Helicopter UH-II Helicopter Public Law 106-246 Public Law 107-115 Public Law 107-206 Public Law 107-306 Public Law 108-7 Public Law 108-11