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GAO-01-237R 1 (2001-01-12)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptamxw0001 and id is 1 raw text is: SGAO Accountability * Integrity Reliability United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 January 12, 2001 The Honorable Charles E. Grassley Chairman Caucus on International Narcotics Control United States Senate Subject: Review of the Drug Enforcement Administration's Heroin Signature and Domestic Monitor Programs Dear Mr. Chairman: This letter responds to your request that we review the Drug Enforcement Administration's (DEA) Heroin Signature Program and its Domestic Monitor Program. You asked that we determine why there are apparent discrepancies in the 1999 statistical data generated by the two programs, particularly in the data pertaining to Southwest Asia heroin,' to include an explanation of why the Heroin Signature Program data shows heroin seizure information for only one U.S. Pacific Coast international airport.2 Additionally, you asked that we determine whether sufficient samples relating to heroin seizures are being furnished for analysis under the Heroin Signature Program and the extent to which DEA is committed to the Domestic Monitor Program. We interviewed knowledgeable DEA, U.S. Customs Service, and Department of Justice officials and reviewed relevant documentation. We performed our work from August 15, 2000, through December 11, 2000, in accordance with investigative standards established by the President's Council on Integrity and Efficiency. Results in Brief The discrepancies in the 1999 statistical data-for heroin produced in Southwest Asia and other areas-generated by the Heroin Signature and Domestic Monitor programs are the result of the two programs' data not being comparable. The 1999 Heroin Signature Program data identifies the source of heroin seized at specific U.S. international airports, whereas the 1999 Domestic Monitor Program data identifies the source of heroin obtained through random, undercover, retail-level heroin 'Southwest Asia heroin includes heroin produced in the Golden Crescent, which includes Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Iran, India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. Afghanistan is the major producer of heroin from Southwest Asia. 2 The major U.S. Pacific Coast international airports included in the Heroin Signature Program are San Diego, San Francisco, and Los Angeles, CA; Seattle, WA; and Honolulu, HI. GAO-01-237R Heroin Signature and Domestic Monitor Programs

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