Compare the intelligence function and effectiveness of the U.S. counter-narcotics agencies with that of the narcotics traffickers.
This week’s forum examines the numerous challenges of combatting the narcotics threat. From it, you will understand the difficulty in carrying out operations against drug traffickers. Respond to the following question:
Compare the intelligence function and effectiveness of the U.S. counter-narcotics agencies with that of the narcotics traffickers.
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Instructions: Your initial post should be at least 250 words.
Lesson
Challenges to Combating Drug Trafficking
U.S. counter-narcotics efforts have had great successes thanks to effective policies and laws, efficient agency resources and capabilities, increasing cooperation among agencies and countries, and evolving intelligence collection and analysis methods and proficiency. However, these efforts are impeded by the determination of drug traffickers to continue and expand their operations.
Impediments
A primary impediment to successful counter-narcotics efforts is economics. Drug trafficking is profitable – very profitable. Drug traffickers from international DTOs to retail distributors on the street will do what they need to continue operations. When law enforcement finds a successful method of combating traffickers, the DTOs just change their operations (new route or smuggling method, use different chemicals to produce a drug such as meth, change communication methods).
Consider how much money DTOs must be making that one of their business practices is to burn planes and sink boats and semi-submersibles after they have delivered their drugs. What legitimate business can endure such a large expense?
DTOs have the resources to engage in counter intelligence on law enforcement activities, which increases the threat to law enforcement as well as facilitates their illicit activity.
There is persistent high demand for the product. The U.S. demand for illicit drugs remains strong. As long as there are customers to buy the product, the DTOs will find a way to deliver it. This is why a major component of the National Drug Control Strategy addresses demand issues.
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