Continue to provide other Federal agencies with information on non-drug violators of Federal statutes to facilitate prosecution and immobilization of major drug traffickers less vulnerable to prosecution under drug statutes. Enforce effectively and efficiently the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act. Direct enforcement efforts primarily against large volume interstate drug traffickers. Expand the use of financial investigative techniques to a broader spectrum of DEA investigations. Maintain balanced pressure to immobilize clandestine laboratories. Maintain a viable telecommunications capability by expanding the secure teletypewriter system and replacing obsolete equipment. Improve and redesign the Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Information System (NADDIS) to provide varied inquiry capability, quicker response time, and enlarge data storage capability. Program outputs include the following: DEA initiated arrests: 1979 actual_ 1980 estimated.. 1981 estimated__ Other Federal referral arrests: 1979 actual__ 1980 estimated_ 1981 estimated_ 5, 306 5,300 5,350 864 900 900 TASK FORCE PROGRAM The Task Forces program is operated under DEA direction to stimulate and provide support to State and local governments in investigations and prosecutions of drug violator cases. On-the-job training in proven enforcement techniques is provided to State and local officers, and the exchange of drug intelligence between Federal, State, and local enforcement agencies is promoted. Anticipated Accomplishments in fiscal year 1981: Develop in each task force jurisdiction an effective cadre of State and local officers thoroughly trained and experienced in proven drug enforcemen techniques. Focus the task force investigative efforts on all levels of violators of the priority drugs of abuse. Increase the number of State and local officers with on-the-job training through rotation of personnel assigned to task forces. Provide actionable intelligence to task force participants. Develop a structured intelligence exchange mechanism with minimum DEA participation that will be (1) implemented in task force cities once basic task force objectives in the area are accomplished, and (2) established in selected jurisdictions where DEA resources preclude establishment of a State and local task force. Encourage and motivate State and local agencies to plan, program, and budget for greater proportion of support cost for task forces. Program outputs include the following: This program is responsible for: efforts to reduce illicit opium production and the supply of heroin; efforts to curtail the supply of illicitly produced dangerous drugs, cocaine, hashish, and marihuana; monitoring the diversion of controlled substances legally produced in foreign countries; the collection and dissemination of tactical/operational and strategic intelligence; and advising and assisting foreign governments on the creation or improvement of their drug enforcement efforts. Anticipated accomplishments in fiscal year 1981: Encourage, advise, and assist host countries in the development and implementation of effective measures to control licit drug crops, disrupt illicit cultivation and conversion, and interdict in-country staging areas and trafficking routes for movement of drugs into the international smuggling channels. Encourage and assist host countries to establish and support effective drug intelligence agencies and promote intergovernmental enforcement cooperation and intelligence exchanges. Promote, advise, and assist source countries in the planning and implementation of effective programs for eradication of illicit opium, coca and marihuana crops; encourage vigorous control of licit cultivation. Cooperate with foreign governments in joint prosecution of major violators of mutual concern. Maintain balanced investigative pressure to contain the influx of Mexican heroin. Direct within the framework of drug priorities increased effort against major suppliers of Southeast Asian heroin now appearing in the retail market and potential increased supplies of Southwest Asian heroin. Encourage development of essential chemicals program to identify laboratory operations and restrict trafficking in essential chemicals destined for illicit use. Support host country institution building process through DEA training of cadres for establishment and operation of cooperative and effective drug enforcement agencies. Promote the adoption of crop substitution and alternate income producing programs. Increase joint investigation and prosecution of international traffickers. Increase efforts to collect money-flow documentation to support joint prosecutive efforts. Interface South American operational efforts with domestic DEA operations and ongoing U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Customs Service efforts directed towards drug interdiction at sea. Program outputs include the following: This program involves the regulation of the legal trade in narcotics and dangerous drugs. By authority of the Controlled Substances Act this activity includes the scheduling and classifying of controlled drugs; establishing import, export, and manufacturing quotas for controlled drugs; registering manufacturers, handlers, and dispensers of controlled drugs; and investigating and determining points of diversion into the illicit market. Anticipated accomplishments in fiscal year 1981: Properly schedule all substances with abuse potential, establish annual production quotas for Schedule I and II substances, and provide required statistical data to the United Nations. Ensure that every registrant adheres to the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) and its implementing regulations through: Annual registration of all legitimate handlers of controlled substances. Annual investigations of bulk manufacturers of Schedule I and II controlled substances. Cyclic investigations once every three years of all other distributors of controlled substances listed in Schedules I and V, and manufacturers of controlled substances listed in Schedules II and V. Complaint investigations targeted against registrants whose activities indicate actual or suspected diversion. Pre-registrant investigations of all new manufacturers, distributors, importers, and exporters of controlled substances. Development of a closed system of drug destruction. Assist states and industries in their regulatory and compliance efforts and promote the Pharmacy Theft Prevention program and State mini-DAWN systems. Identify and evaluate the scope and magnitude of drug abuse in the United States. Maintain information systems that monitor the manufacture, distribution, and inventory levels of controlled substances. Maintain liaison with registrant groups through active meetings and exhibits program. Program outputs include the following: DIVERSION INVESTIGATIVE UNIT (DIU) PROGRAM The purpose of the Diversion Investigation Unit (DIU) program is to coordinate a national program to reduce diversion of controlled substances through the provision of investigative and administrative support to the operating units; conduct liaison activities before, during, and after installation of each DIU to enhance its probability of success; and conduct negotiations within the State milieu leading to the installation of these units. Anticipated accomplishments in fiscal year 1981: Establish new DIU's in three states. Maintain the level of activity in existing units through coordinated national program. Program outputs from July 1978 through June 1979: Amount of legitimate drugs removed from traffic as reported by DIU states was 736,309 dosage units of controlled substances. INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM The purpose of the Intelligence program is to provide a variety of criminal intelligence support to the narcotics enforcement community. This includes the collection, analysis, production, and dissemination of intelligence data; and the development of the PATHFINDER and El Paso Intelligence Center (EPIC) capabilities. The underlying rationale of the Intelligence program is to provide support that will promote the most effective use of Federal drug control resources. Anticipated accomplishments in fiscal year 1981: Support DEA, other Federal, State and local drug investigative agencies with tactical and operational intelligence designed to immobilize major drug trafficking networks and subjects through conspiracy, Racketeer Influenced Corrupt Organization (RICO) and other applicable statutes. Collect, analyze, and interpret all source intelligence concerning organized crime's involvement in narcotics trafficking. Continue the El Paso Intelligence Center (EPIC) as a vehicle for exchange of drug intelligence with other Federal, State, and local enforcement agencies. Identify major PCP laboratory operators and traffickers. Disseminate intelligence on the magnitude and direction of the drug threat, and identify major changes in world-wide trafficking patterns. Continue to conduct Special Field Intelligence Programs (SFIP). Continue efforts to fully use the Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN). Analysis of DAWN statistics provides trend information on abuse levels and availability in various areas of the United States. Continue analysis on other information systems such as the System to Retrieve Information from Drug Evidence (STRIDE) and the Offender Based Transaction System. Collect, collate, and evaluate statistical information on DEA operations to assess the drug problem, DEA's impact on it, and trafficking patterns and enforcement activities internationally and domestically. Continue to expand DEA's automated intelligence capabilities via Pathfinder. Program outputs include the following: The Training program provides entry level training for special agents, compliance investigators, and intelligence analysts; in-service videotape and sound/ slide training programs for use throughout DEA; supervisory and mid-level management training programs for appropriate personnel of all disciplines within the agency; and a variety of advanced and special skills programs such as conspiracy investigations, financial investigations and intelligence collection to improve and update capabilities of the work force. Anticipated accomplishments in fiscal year 1981: Continue to provide necessary entry level training for DEA personnel. Provide in-service videotape and sound/slide programs for use by all disciplines within DEA. Continue to provide necessary supervisory and mid-level management, and executive training to enhance management skills. Continue to provide advanced investigative and specialized skills to promote effective and efficient drug law enforcement. Program outputs include the following: Trainee days: 1979 actual. 1980 estimated. 1981 estimated.... DRUG LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING PROGRAM 18,258 18, 000 18,000 The purpose of the Drug Law Enforcement Training program is to expand DEA's enforcement and suppression efforts by increasing the cooperation between law enforcement agencies at all levels of government in the United States and convey changes in national priorities and strategies to all levels of drug law enforcement effort; develop required training programs and determine resource requirements to provide increased skills to Federal, State, and local police agencies; and utilize all available resources where appropriate to gain the benefits from greater expertise and prevent duplication of effort. Anticipated accomplishments in fiscal year 1981: Provide training in basic drug law investigative techniques and methodologies plus advanced and specialized skills to State, municipal, military, and other Federal police officers and chemists. Provide training in management, leadership, and training of drug law investigative units for mid-level management to State, municipal, military, and other Federal police professionals. Provide information, publications, films, other materials, and displays on controlled substances, drug abuse, and its problems to the public, community leaders, criminal justice agencies and associations, Controlled Substances Act registrants, and educational and health professions. Mr. BENSINGER. I want to thank you and the staff and members for the assistance you provided us in advance of this testimony; it has been helpful to us to anticipate the areas you are interested in. We have, as the lead agency in drug investigation, noted a continuing reduction in the availability or heroin in the United States. The price-purity chart on my left reflects a decrease in injuries and over |