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IV. Agency Budget Summaries

INTERPOL - U.S. NATIONAL CENTRAL BUREAU (USNCB)


  1. RESOURCE SUMMARY

  2. METHODOLOGY

    • The USNCB is a single decision unit. The estimated drug expenses represent that portion of the total staff expended by the Drug Division office based on workload.

  3. PROGRAM SUMMARY

    • As the United States' representative to the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL), the USNCB coordinates the exchange of criminal information among the 177 INTERPOL member countries and U.S. law enforcement at the federal, state, and local levels.

    • The USNCB organization consists of the Office of the Chief including administrative services and mix investigative divisions: alien fugitives, criminal, drugs, financial fraud, state liaison, and investigative support. The USNCB provides the Interpol International Notice Program to assist in the location, apprehension, and extradition of international fugitives and criminals.

    • USNCB's drug control program provides for daily communications on drug 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 supports Goal 5, "Break foreign and domestic drug sources of supply" of the National Drug Control Strategy.

  4. BUDGET SUMMARY

    1998 Program

    • The USNCB's drug control program resources for FY 1998 totals $0.5 million and 6 FTEs. Funding will support various international narcotics control activities which complement the efforts of the United States. In addition, funding will aid in instituting programs where the United States has limited or no access.

    1999 Request

    • The FY 1999 drug control request includes $0.4 million and 5 FTEs, a decrease of $0.1 million from the FY 1998 level.

  5. PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS

    • In FY 1997, the USNCB completed 821 international drug cases.