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B-176625 1 (1972-10-04)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaaeiv0001 and id is 1 raw text is: This is in unclassified digest furnis ii nn f// report containing classified security iiiorma'If . COMPTROLLER GENERAL'S UNITED STATES EFFORTS TO INCREASE REPORT TO THE CONGRESS INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION IN CONTROLLING NARCOTICS TRAFFICKING Department of State B-176625 DIGEST WHY THE SURVEY WAS MADE LM091326 Drug abuse is a national emergency. Narcotics addiction is a major con- 't-iiiutor to crime in the United States. Heroin addiction is recognized as the most socially destructive form of addiction in America, where the number of heroin addicts--estimated at over 500,000--exceeds that of any other nation in the world. The General Accounting Office (GAO) made the survey because of the ex- pressed interest and concern of the Congress on drug abuse and the in- ternational control of narcotics and because of the Comptroller General's vital concern about these problems. GAO looked into the U.S. Government's organizational framework established to curtail the illegal fTow of narcotics from foreign-c6fontries; discussed programs and problems relating to the production and flow of narcotics with U.S. Government officials in 10 countries of major interest; examined, in Washington, D.C., programs and problems in numerous other countries throughout the world; and reviewed many of the U.S.-prepared drug control plans for over 50 countries. (See p. 13.) The classified report goes into considerably more detail than this un- classified digest. The reader--with a SECRET clearance--is urged to read it. FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS Intensive activity on several fronts is taking place in response to the menace of drug abuse. In August 1971 the President established the Cabinet Committee on Inter- national Narcotics Control and charged it with responsibility for formulat- ing and coordinating all policies of the Federal Government relating to the goal of curtailing the illegal flow of narcotics into the United States. (See p. 9.) Nearly $50 million has been included in the fiscal year 1973 budget for overseas drug control measures. Cooperative drug control plans have been approved for over 50 countries. Multilateral actions through U.N. bodies have been vigorously pursued. Programs of crop substitution are being A I

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