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NSIAD-94-186R 1 (1994-08-16)

handle is hein.gao/gaobackqi0001 and id is 1 raw text is: lSQ23qf GAO M 'u k bE V LIA -Q United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 National Security and - international Affairs Division B-258161 August 16, 1994 The Honorable John Conyers, Jr. Chairman The Honorable Alfred A. McCandless Ranking Minority Member Legislation and National Security Subcommittee Committee on Government Operations House of Representatives In response to Mr. McCandless' request, we are providing this interim report on the impact of the recent U.S. decision to discontinue sharing information with the governments of Colombia and Peru that could lead to their shooting down civilian aircraft suspected of being used in drug trafficking activities. Our information on this subject was obtained as a part of our broader review of U.S. counterdrug efforts in Peru, undertaken at the Subcommittee's request. The results of the broader review will be provided later. According to information provided by U.S. embassy and Peruvian police officials, the policy change has had an adverse impact on the United States' and Peru's ability to disrupt drug trafficking activities. This is because aircraft detection and monitoring and related activities have been suspended. Available data from U.S. government agencies is inconclusive at this time as to the impact the policy change has had on the amount of drugs shipped from Peru. However, U.S. agencies agree that traffickers are now using less evasive practices in moving drugs from Peru to Colombia. Peruvian forces in the past have used weapons against aircraft suspected of transporting drugs and in early 1994, Colombia announced that it was planning to implement a policy to shoot down drug traffickers. U.S. government officials became concerned that such a policy would violate international law. According to the Department of Justice, U.S. officials who knowingly provide information that leads to the shooting down of civilian aircraft could be subject GAO/NSIAD-94-186R DRUG CONTROL IN PERU

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