NCJ Number
237453
Date Published
January 2012
Length
80 pages
Annotation
In fulfillment of a mandate of the Federal Northern Border Counternarcotics Strategy Act of 2010, this document presents the U.S. strategy and objectives for 2012 in the ongoing efforts with Canada to reduce drug trafficking and the transfer of its proceeds across the border between the two countries.
Abstract
In efforts to achieve the overall strategic goal of substantially reducing the flow of illicit drugs and drug proceeds across the Northern border of the United States, five objectives have been set. One objective is to improve intelligence and information-sharing capabilities and procedures regarding drug-related activities associated with the Northern border. A second objective is to interdict illicit drugs and illicit drug proceeds at and between the ports of entry along the Northern border. A third objective is to interdict illicit drugs and illicit drug proceeds in the air and maritime domains along the Northern border. A fourth objective is to improve counterdrug efforts and cooperation with tribal governments along the Northern border; and a fifth objective is to disrupt and dismantle transnational criminal organizations operating along the Northern border. Each of the five chapters of this document addresses one of these five objectives, providing details of the objective as well as a summary of supporting actions by various Federal agencies involved in implementing the objective. In order to ensure effective implementation of the overall strategy, one appendix presents indicators for the development of baselines for use in tracking the strategy's implementation. A second appendix cites the resources needed to enable relevant Federal agencies to implement the strategy effectively.