II. METHODOLOGY

• The methodology used for determining the drug-related expenses is to calculate the average costs for all USNCB permanent staff and assignees and multiply that average cost by the number of Drug Program staff. This method is used because the USNCB often adjusts staffing to meet workload or policy focuses.

III. PROGRAM SUMMARY

• As the United States' representative to the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL), the U.S. National Central Bureau (USNCB) coordinates the exchange of criminal information among 177 INTERPOL member-countries and U.S. law enforcement at the Federal, state, and local levels. The Agency's drug control programs support Goal 5 of the National Drug Control Strategy, "Break foreign and domestic drug sources of supply."



• In the key drug source and transiting area countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean, the USNCB supports the development and maintenance of current technology telecommunications networks. Similar initiatives are in process in Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia, and Oceania.



• The Drugs Program provides for daily communications on drugs investigative matters with Federal, state, and local U.S. law enforcement agencies, INTERPOL General Secretariat and INTERPOL member countries. The INTERPOL channel is often the only means of communications to seek international assistance and cooperation on drug investigations. The Drug Investigative Division is devoted to the support of the Drug Program. It is managed by an Assistant Chief, a DEA senior Special Agent, a DEA Analyst, and four INTERPOL Analysts.

IV. BUDGET SUMMARY

1997 Base Program

• The 1997 base includes $0.8 million for international narcotics control activities which complement the efforts of the United States and to institute programs where the United States has limited or no access. This supports Goal 5 of the National Drug Control Strategy.

• The total FY 1998 request is $0.5 million, a decrease of $0.3 million over the FY 1997 enacted level. The FY 1998 request supports Goal 5 international activities. The overall Federal Government fiscal restraints have not allowed for increases in staff from participating agencies and thus, the resources dedicated to international narcotics control have decreased. This has been the trend since FY 1996.

V. PROGRAM STATISTICS

	1996 Actual	1997 Estimate	1998 Projected
Total INTERPOL Cases	14,285	16,220	17,720
Drug Cases	683	800	920
Drug-Related Cases	312	390	460
Total Drug and Drug-Related Cases	995	1,190	1,380
Percentage of Total Cases that are Drug or Drug-Related	7.0%	7.3%	7.8%

Note: "Drug-related cases" have been assigned a primary investigation code other than "drug" but, are connected to drug investigations, i.e., narcotics related money laundering.

VI. PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Enhanced the DEA Narcotic and Dangerous Drug Information System (NADDIS) with USNCB data on international drug trafficking, drug arrests and drug seizures.



• Increased the DEA Strategic Intelligence and Statistical Databases by obtaining information from various sources including the USNCB, the INTERPOL Secretariat General and other INTERPOL member countries to increase DEA's strategic knowledge of the worldwide drug situation.



• Developed a computer program at DEA to provide INTERPOL with statistical information on foreign nationals arrested in the United States on drug-related charges. This program provides the name, date of birth, nationality, and type of drug seized.