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Domestic Drug Trafficking
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Domestic Drug Trafficking

	Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/ Establishes policies, priorities and objectives for the nation's drug control program.
High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Click on a specific geographic location featured on the U.S. map and obtain information on drug trafficking in that specific area.
State and City Drug Profiles Includes information on drug trafficking and seizures for each state and various cities.
What America's Users Spend on Illegal Drugs, 1988-1998 (December 2000) Since 1991, the Office of National Drug Control Policy has published this biennial report on expenditures by Americans on illegal drugs and on legal drugs used illegally. This report provides estimates of cocaine, heroin and marijuana consumption from 1988 through 1998 and projects estimates for 1999 through 2000.
	US Department of Justice: National Drug Intelligence Center (NDIC) http://www.usdoj.gov/ndic/index.htm The National Drug Intelligence Center (NDIC) is the nation's principal center for strategic domestic counterdrug intelligence.
National Drug Threat Assessment 2004 (April 2004) The most recently collected data from national law enforcement, intelligence and public health agencies. Includes information about the trafficking and abuse of illegal drugs. (Adobe Acrobat File)
	Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) http://www.dea.gov/ Enforces the controlled substances laws and regulations of the United States.
Drug Trafficking in the United States Gives an overview of drug trafficking in the U.S. Covers cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, marijuana, club drugs (MDMA, LSD, PCP, GHB/GBL, flunitrazepam) and steroids. Includes information on foreign drug organizations, then-current drug prices, purity and number of drug seizures by U.S. drug officials.
Chemical Diversion and Synthetic Drug Manufacture January 2002 Discusses synthetic drug manufacturing and trafficking in Canada and the United States including MDA, MDMA-Ecstasy, Pseudoephedrine (PSE) (the most common precursor used in methamphetamine synthesis), GHB and GBL, etc.
Drug Trafficking Through the Mail May 26, 2000 Congressional Testimony by Joseph D. Keefe, DEA Special Agent in Charge, Special Operations Division, before the Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy and Human Resources. Keefe discusses the proliferation of drug trafficking through the public and private mail services.
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International Drug Trafficking

	Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) http://www.dea.gov/ Enforces the controlled substances laws and regulations of the United States.
Drug Trafficking in the United States Gives an overview of drug trafficking in the U.S. Covers cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, marijuana, club drugs (MDMA, LSD, PCP, GHB/GBL, flunitrazepam) and steroids. Includes information on foreign drug organizations, then-current drug prices, purity and number of drug seizures by U.S. drug officials.
Drug Trafficking in the Transit Zone May 15, 2001 Congressional testimony by former DEA's Administrator, Donnie R. Marshall, before the Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control, regarding the DEA's role in combating drugs moving through the Transit Zone destined for the United States. He discusses the Mexico-Central American Corridor, the Caribbean Corridor and Venezuela.
Drug Trafficking in California, April 13, 2001 Congressional testimony by Errol J. Chavez, Special Agent in Charge in the DEA's San Diego Field Division, before the House Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Government Efficiency, Financial Management, and Intergovernmental Relations. Chavez discusses the role of the U.S. Mexico border in the drug trade and talks about the general routes and methods employed by traffickers to bring cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, marijuana and Ecstasy into the country.
	U.S. Department of State http://www.state.gov/ The Department of State is the lead U.S. foreign affairs agency responsible for developing and implementing the President's foreign policy.
List of most wanted International Drug Traffickers
Overview of Annual Presidential Determinations on Major Illicit Drug Producing and Drug-Transit Countries February 2002 A list of countries the president has determined are major illicit drug producing and/or drug-transit countries.
2001 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report March 2002 An overview of international drug production and trafficking around the world. Features information on how countries, from Argentina to Afghanistan, are involved in the drug trade.
	United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime http://www.unodc.org The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) is a global leader in the fight against illicit drugs and international crime.
Global Illicit Drug Trends 2002 (2002) This report presents estimates of illicit drug production, trafficking and consumption worldwide. (Adobe Acrobat File)
	International Narcotics Control Board http://www.incb.org The independent and quasi-judicial control organization for the implementation of the United Nations drug conventions.
Annual Report of the International Narcotics Control Board (2002) The review in the present report shows that illicit drug production actually prevents long-term economic growth.
	U.S. Customs Service http://www.customs.ustreas.gov/ An agency of the U.S. Treasury Department, the United States Customs Service is the primary enforcement agency protecting the Nation's borders. It is the only border agency with an extensive air, land, and marine interdiction force and with an investigative component supported by its own intelligence branch.
	Central Intelligence Agency http://www.cia.gov/ The CIA is an independent agency, whose mission is to support the President, the National Security Council, and all officials who make and execute the U.S. national security policy.
Heroin Movement Worldwide A report on the production and consumption of heroin worldwide. Concentrates on drug trafficking in Southwest Asia, Latin America and Southeast Asia.
The World Fact Book 2002 A comprehensive resource filled with facts and statistics on more than 250 countries. Includes information about illicit drug production in each country.
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