United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office General Government Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1996-09-26 monographic deposited born digital 134 p. GA 1.13:GGD-96-189BR https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GGD-96-189BR P0b002ee1803757c3 f:gg96189b DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-23 GAOREPORTS-GGD-96-189BR machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GGD-96-189BR GGD-96-189BR Contraband Law enforcement Customs administration Human resources utilization Drug trafficking Budget outlays Evaluation methods Cost effectiveness analysis Inspection Search and seizure Customs Service Operation Hard Line Treasury Enforcement Communications System Customs Service Compliance Examination Program Miami (FL) Customs Service South Florida Narcotic Strategy San Ysidro (CA) Otay Mesa (CA) San Diego (CA) Briefing Report GGD Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the Customs Service's drug interdiction efforts, focusing on: (1) the key elements in Customs' drug interdiction program; (2) enhancements to Operation Hard Line; and (3) how Customs measures the effectiveness of its interdiction efforts.<p/>GAO found that: (1) the Offices of Field Operations and Investigations are the key organizational elements in Customs' drug interdiction program; (2) these offices employ about 11,000 inspectors, special agents, and other staff to conduct inspections and investigations at and between ports using canines and various types of equipment; (3) Customs' Operation Hard Line emphasizes reducing border violence and drug smuggling by intensifying inspections, improving facilities, and using the latest technology; (4) the Operation has been expanded to encompass the southern tier of the United States; (5) between 1990 and 1997, Customs' drug interdiction budget has averaged about $500 million per year; (6) in 1995, Customs' drug interdiction budget comprised about 38 percent of the federal drug control budget; (7) most of these funds were spent on employees' salaries and related benefits and new detection equipment; (8) Customs uses both traditional and nontraditional methods to measure the effectiveness of its interdiction efforts; (9) although Customs has developed eight nontraditional measures to track the impact of drug interdiction efforts, only one has been fully implemented; (10) Customs is designing a program that will measure compliance with all laws it is responsible for enforcing; and (11) Customs plans to implement the program at major air and land ports and use the program as a baseline for measuring how effective inspectors target smugglers entering these ports. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GGD-96-189BR/html/GAOREPORTS-GGD-96-189BR.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GGD-96-189BR/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GGD-96-189BR.pdf GAO/GGD-96-189BR https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GGD-96-189BR Briefing Report GAO/GGD-96-189BR; Customs Service: Drug Interdiction Efforts; Contraband Law enforcement Customs administration Human resources utilization Drug trafficking Budget outlays Evaluation methods Cost effectiveness analysis Inspection Search and seizure Customs Service Operation Hard Line Treasury Enforcement Communications System Customs Service Compliance Examination Program Miami (FL) Customs Service South Florida Narcotic Strategy San Ysidro (CA) Otay Mesa (CA) San Diego (CA)