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 1998-03-18 monographic deposited born digital 16 p. GA 1.13:T-NSIAD-98-129 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-T-NSIAD-98-129 P0b002ee18039b0d7 f:ns98129t DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-T-NSIAD-98-129 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-T-NSIAD-98-129 T-NSIAD-98-129 Performance measures Law enforcement Foreign military assistance International cooperation Foreign military training Narcotics Drug trafficking Foreign governments Political corruption Organized crime Strategic planning Mexico UH-1H Helicopter Knox Class Frigate Foreign Military Sales Program C-26 Aircraft Testimony NSIAD Mexico remains a primary source of heroin, marijuana, and methamphetamine and is the main route to transport cocaine to the United States. The Mexican government has taken steps that could lead to the extradition of drug criminals to the United States and has passed new laws on organized crime, money laundering, and chemical control. It has also instituted reforms in law enforcement agencies and has expanded the role of the military in counternarcotics activities to reduce corruption--the most significant obstacle to combating drug trafficking. It is too early, however, to determine the impact of these measures. No Mexican national has actually been surrendered to the United States on drug charges, new laws are not fully implemented, and building competent judicial and law enforcement institutions continues to be a major challenge. U.S. military assistance to Mexico, which has totaled $76 million since 1996, has been of limited effectiveness in combatting the drug problem, in part because U.S. helicopters sent to Mexico have lacked adequate spare parts and could not operate at altitudes where opium poppies are grown. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-T-NSIAD-98-129/html/GAOREPORTS-T-NSIAD-98-129.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-T-NSIAD-98-129/pdf/GAOREPORTS-T-NSIAD-98-129.pdf GAO/T-NSIAD-98-129 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-T-NSIAD-98-129 Testimony GAO/T-NSIAD-98-129; Drug Control: Status of Counternarcotics Efforts in Mexico; Performance measures Law enforcement Foreign military assistance International cooperation Foreign military training Narcotics Drug trafficking Foreign governments Political corruption Organized crime Strategic planning Mexico UH-1H Helicopter Knox Class Frigate Foreign Military Sales Program C-26 Aircraft