DATE=8/20/98
TYPE=CORRESPONDENT REPORT
NUMBER=2-237409
TITLE=BORDER DRUGS(L-ONLY)
BYLINE=SCOTT ANGER
DATELINE=MIAMI
CONTENT=
VOICED AT:
INTRO: THE NATIONAL DRUG POLICY DIRECTOR BARRY MCCAFFREY SAYS
THE PRINCIPLE DRUG THREAT TO THE UNITED STATES IS OVER THE
U-S/MEXICO BORDER. AS SCOTT ANGER REPORTS, THE DIRECTOR SAYS
CURRENT ENFORCEMENT METHODS ARE NOT WORKING, ALLOWING DRUGS TO
POUR INTO THE U-S AT ALARMING RATES.
TEXT: SPEAKING AT A HISPANIC LAW ENFORCEMENT CONFERENCE IN
MIAMI BEACH, MR. MCCAFFREY EMPHASIZED THE NEED FOR A STRONGER
CONTROL AT THE U-S/MEXICO BORDER. HE SAYS THE CURRENT
ENFORCEMENT METHODS ALONG THE BORDER ARE NOT WORKING.
///MCCAFFREY ACT///
YOU CANNOT DETER DRUG SMUGGLING BASED ON MANUAL
SEARCHES, IT'S A FAILED ATTEMPT TO CONTROL DRUGS.
///END ACT///
MR. MCCAFFREY SAYS FEDERAL AGENCIES STANDING GUARD AGAINST THE
DRUG THREAT ARE OFTEN TOO SMALL AND DON'T HAVE THE RIGHT
EQUIPMENT. HE WOULD LIKE TO SEE AGENCIES UPGRADED.
///MCCAFFREY ACT2///
WE'VE GOT TO BUILD LAW ENFORCEMENT INSTITUTIONS WITH THE
TECHNOLOGY, MANPOWER AND TRAINING TO DO THEIR JOBS.
WITHOUT WHICH, THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE GOING TO SUFFER
FROM THIS INCREASINGLY IN THE COMING YEARS.
/// END ACT ///
IN ADDITION TO GUARDING THE BORDER, THE NATIONAL DRUG STRATEGY
INCLUDES REDUCING THE DEMAND FOR ILLEGAL DRUGS AS WELL AS
LIMITING THEIR AVAILABILITY. NEARLY 200-MILLION DOLLARS IS BEING
SPENT ON A CAMPAIGN TO EDUCATE YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE U-S, WHERE
SIX-PERCENT OF THE POPULATION USES ILLEGAL DRUGS.
MR. MCCAFFREY WILL MEET WITH AGENCIES ALONG THE U-S/MEXICO BORDER
NEXT WEEK TO PLAN HOW TO BALANCE DRUG PREVENTION WITH STIFF LAW
ENFORCEMENT. (SIGNED)
NEB/SA/WDC/PT
20-Aug-98 5:55 PM EDT (2155 UTC)
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Source: Voice of America
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