United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office National Security and International Affairs Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1996-04-17 monographic deposited born digital 46 p. GA 1.13:NSIAD-96-119 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-96-119 P0b002ee180393e68 f:ns96119 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-96-119 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-96-119 NSIAD-96-119 Drug trafficking Narcotics Foreign governments International cooperation Political corruption Law enforcement Budget cuts Federal aid to foreign countries Foreign policies Interagency relations Caribbean ONDCP National Interdiction Command and Control Plan NAVSTAR Global Positioning System Dept. of State International Narcotics Control Strategy Report Puerto Rico Virgin Islands Bahamas Hispaniola Haiti Dominican Republic Virgin Islands (UK) Anguilla Antigua Barbuda St. Martin St. Kitts-Nevis Montserrat Guadeloupe Dominica Martinique St. Lucia St. Vincent Grenadines Grenada Barbados Jamaica GPS AWACS Customs Service Marine Law Enforcement Program Ocean-Going Marine Picket Ship Airborne Warning and Control System Honduras Colombia Ecuador Cuba Venezuela Belize Other Written Product NSIAD Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed drug trafficking activities in the Caribbean, focusing on: (1) the activities' nature in the transit zone, particularly in the Eastern Caribbean; (2) host nation impediments to an effective regional control strategy; (3) U.S. agencies' capabilities to interdict drug trafficking throughout the Caribbean transit zone; and (4) federal agency planning, coordination, and implementation of U.S. interdiction efforts.<p/>GAO found that: (1) U.S. officials believe that drug trafficking through the Caribbean is increasing; (2) drug traffickers have shifted their drug transportation operations from primarily air to commercial and marine transportation and are using advanced technologies to counter U.S. interdiction efforts; (3) the U.S. Caribbean strategy attempts to strengthen host nations' political will and capabilities to support U.S. objectives, but most host nations lack the resources to conduct antidrug operations; (4) the United States has entered into agreements with several governments that give it authority to operate in their territorial waters and airspace; (5) widespread political and police corruption in the Caribbean hampers U.S. interdiction efforts; (6) budget cuts have reduced the Department of Defense's and law enforcement agencies' interdiction capabilities in the transit zone and the expected increases in funds for source country activities have not materialized; (7) lost radar and ship capabilities had the greatest impact on air and surface interdictions; (8) cocaine seizures declined by almost one-half from fiscal year (FY) 1991 to FY 1995; (9) a 1995 study suggested that more funds could produce interdictions in almost one-half of smuggling attempts; (10) the administration has not developed a regional, antidrug implementation plan, adequately staffed interagency organizations with key personnel, or fully resolved intelligence-sharing issues; and (11) the two organizations with coordination responsibilities lack the authority to command the use of any agency's resources. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-96-119/html/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-96-119.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-96-119/pdf/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-96-119.pdf GAO/NSIAD-96-119 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-96-119 Other Written Product GAO/NSIAD-96-119; Drug Control: U.S. Interdiction Efforts in the Caribbean Decline; Drug trafficking Narcotics Foreign governments International cooperation Political corruption Law enforcement Budget cuts Federal aid to foreign countries Foreign policies Interagency relations Caribbean ONDCP National Interdiction Command and Control Plan NAVSTAR Global Positioning System Dept. of State International Narcotics Control Strategy Report Puerto Rico Virgin Islands Bahamas Hispaniola Haiti Dominican Republic Virgin Islands (UK) Anguilla Antigua Barbuda St. Martin St. Kitts-Nevis Montserrat Guadeloupe Dominica Martinique St. Lucia St. Vincent Grenadines Grenada Barbados Jamaica GPS AWACS Customs Service Marine Law Enforcement Program Ocean-Going Marine Picket Ship Airborne Warning and Control System Honduras Colombia Ecuador Cuba Venezuela Belize