NCJ Number
145152
Date Published
1993
Length
36 pages
Annotation
This report reviews international drug law enforcement and other efforts aimed at countering narcotics production and trafficking.
Abstract
Programs to counter narcotics in drug-producing and drug-trafficking countries are funded bilaterally by donor countries and multilaterally through international organizations. The major European and Asian donors' bilateral and multilateral programs support a global efforts, as well as United States objectives to some extent. Although European and Asian donors are concerned with heroin from Asia, they also fund efforts in Latin America. Europeans are also concerned with emerging illicit drug trafficking in Eastern Europe, specifically the unregulated pharmaceutical and financial commerce. To increase international support for its objectives, the United States relies on high-level political forums, diplomacy, participation in international organizations, and the assignment of United States personnel overseas. In countries where the United States has little influence, like Burma, the United States relies on multilateral organizations to counter narcotics. Despite these efforts it is unlikely that the United States will receive increased support for programs in Latin America, because European donors are focusing increasingly on Eastern Europe and their own economic problems. Although worldwide information exchanges are essential in this effort, no central coordination mechanism exists. Moreover, data submissions for existing regional or topic-specific databases are inconsistent and incomplete. Figures and descriptions of efforts by specific European and Asian countries