Drug Control
Observations on Counternarcotics Activities in Mexico Gao ID: T-NSIAD-96-239 September 12, 1996This testimony, which is based on a June 1996 report (GAO/NSIAD-96-163), focuses on counternarcotics efforts in Mexico. GAO discusses (1) the nature of the drug trafficking threat from Mexico, (2) Mexican efforts to counter drug-trafficking activities, (3) U.S. strategy and programs intended to stem the flow of illegal drugs through Mexico, and (4) recent initiatives by the United States and Mexico to beef up counternarcotics activities.