U.S. Narcotics Control Efforts in Mexico and on the Southwest Border: Hearing Before the Select Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control, House of Representatives, Ninety-ninth Congress, Second Session, July 22, 1986, Volume 4 |
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... helicopters , including three high capacity Bell 212 helicopters . We believe that the fall operation will be an extremely effective effort to cut the production of opium in the tri - state area of Mexico and will bring the situation ...
... helicopters , including three high capacity Bell 212 helicopters . We believe that the fall operation will be an extremely effective effort to cut the production of opium in the tri - state area of Mexico and will bring the situation ...
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... helicopters , and so on and so forth - manpower ? Do we have any idea how much money is being spent to stop the production and to stop the supply ? Mr. DION . Our budget , sir , is now about $ 60 to $ 65 million a year . So if you ...
... helicopters , and so on and so forth - manpower ? Do we have any idea how much money is being spent to stop the production and to stop the supply ? Mr. DION . Our budget , sir , is now about $ 60 to $ 65 million a year . So if you ...
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... crack fixed - wing and helicopter pilots needed to wage the narcotics air war in the southwest . Customs - enhanced presence 28 Testimony of William Rosenblatt, Assistant Commissioner for Enforcement, U S Customs Service.
... crack fixed - wing and helicopter pilots needed to wage the narcotics air war in the southwest . Customs - enhanced presence 28 Testimony of William Rosenblatt, Assistant Commissioner for Enforcement, U S Customs Service.
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... helicopter support as a by - product of normal mission and training activity . These Army , Marine , and Air Force helicopter units based along the southern U.S. tier will respond to requests on a case - by- case basis . I might also ...
... helicopter support as a by - product of normal mission and training activity . These Army , Marine , and Air Force helicopter units based along the southern U.S. tier will respond to requests on a case - by- case basis . I might also ...
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... helicopter oper- ations in the Bahamas and over one million each for Navy E2C and Air Force AWACS surveillance aircraft flight hour costs and vari- ous other support activities . The $ 22 million expenditure for Hat Trick II is ...
... helicopter oper- ations in the Bahamas and over one million each for Navy E2C and Air Force AWACS surveillance aircraft flight hour costs and vari- ous other support activities . The $ 22 million expenditure for Hat Trick II is ...
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ABUSE AND CONTROL Admiral YoST Air Force aircraft areas arrest Border Patrol BRANDEMUEHL Camarena CASH Chairman Coast Guard cocaine Colombian COMMITTEE ON NARCOTICS CONGRES HE LIBRARY CONGRESS THE LIBRARY Congressman cooperation coordinated corruption Customs Service Department of Defense DION Drug Enforcement Administration Drug Enforcement Policy drug interdiction drug law enforcement drug smuggling drug trafficking Duncan Hunter effective Enforcement Policy Board eradication program FAUNTROY Federal Federal Judicial Police Florida going Government of Mexico grams GUARINI helicopter heroin HUNTER illegal aliens increased intelligence interdiction efforts LIBRARY OF CONGRES LIBRARY OF CONGRESS marijuana Meese Mexican border Mexican Government Mexican Navy million mission narcotics NARCOTICS ABUSE narcotics control National Drug Enforcement National Guard officials Operation Vanguard opium poppy ORTIZ OXLEY percent priority problem radar RANGEL ROSENBLATT SCHEUER seizures Select Committee spraying statement strategy surveillance talking Thank tion U.S. CUSTOMS SERVICE United vessels
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Page 54 - Corruption is a constant factor in narcotics control equations in every source and transit country, certainly not just Mexico. The Department of State noted in its annual report to Congress in February that corruption was among the factors contributing to the diminished effectiveness of the Mexican anti-narcotics program. The White House, State and Justice have emphasized, in subsequent statements, that the Government of Mexico shares not only this concern, but also shares our belief that the problem...
Page 83 - Mr. Chairman, I am delighted to have this opportunity to appear before this distinguished subcommittee in support of HR 4791, which I cosponsored with Congressman Betts.
Page 112 - ... consulted, and listened to, the Governor of Puerto Rico in connection with the study and the report to Congress and to the President which the 1970 legis"lation required. As a result of the report, the Secretary of Defense directed that the following action be taken — I quote from the Secretary's letter to the chairmen of the House and Senate Armed Services Committees dated April 1, 1971 : Cessation of explosive bombardment of the Northwest Peninsula of Culebra by January 1. 1972. Development...
Page 112 - Board shall have the responsibility, and is authorized to — (1) review, evaluate and develop United States Government policy, strategy and resources with respect to illegal drug law enforcement...
Page 100 - ... counternarcotics efforts in many areas. In accordance with the NSDD, expanded DoD support including surveillance, intelligence, communications, planning, training, equipment loans and other support will improve the capabilities of drug law enforcement authorities to interdict and apprehend drug smugglers and provide a proper focus for the armed forces without compromising the traditional separation of the military from civilian law enforcement activities. In that regard, we are working closely...
Page 92 - STATEMENT OF MAJOR GENERAL HERBERT R. TEMPLE, Jr. DIRECTOR, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD...
Page 76 - Administration has an assistance and support role in this important undertaking, it would be inappropriate for me to comment further at this time.
Page 28 - ... MEXICOAs ASSISTANT COMISSIONER FOR ENFORCEMENT AT CUSTOMS I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR COORDINATING CUSTOMS' RESPONSE TO WHAT MAY BE DEVELOPING INTO OUR COUNTRY'S NUMBER ONE DRUG SMUGGLING THREAT 'AREAMR CHAIRMAN, WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO DEAL WITH AN INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT SITUATION AT THE MEXICAN BORDERMEXICO IS NOW THE NUMBER ONE SOURCE OF HEROIN AND MARIJUANA ENTERING THE UNITED STATES AND OVER 30 PERCENT OF THE COCAINE SMUGGLED INTO THE UNITED STATES ENTERS FROM MEXICOTHE CRISIS ON OUR SOUTHWEST BORDER...
Page 37 - Thank you very much, Mr. Hunter. Mr. HUNTER. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Page 67 - The National Narcotics Intelligence Consumers Committee in 1984 estimated that Mexico accounted for 24 percent of the total amount of marijuana imported into the United States. As you are aware, we are now in the process of finalizing the 1985 estimates. And, while it would be premature to provide an exact estimate, suffice it to say that OEA believes cannabis production and trafficking of marijuana increased substantially in 1985. Border seizures of mari'juana have increased substantially, from...