NCJ Number
142574
Date Published
1992
Length
24 pages
Annotation
This review of the Drug Enforcement Administration's (DEA) staffing and intelligence reporting in Burma, Laos, Thailand, Hong Kong, and Singapore focused on the factors affecting the size, location, and operations of DEA offices in these areas and the contributions and qualifications of the analysis assigned to Southeast Asia.
Abstract
The study also considered the analytical support provided by the Commander in Chief of the U.S. Pacific Command to DEA intelligence programs in Southeast Asia and the adequacy of DEA intelligence reporting in Southeast Asia. Information came from interviews with DEA and other officials and a review of personnel and program files. Results revealed that DEA has not fully staffed its Southeast Asia offices with effectively performing intelligence analysts. In addition, various political and administrative factors, rather than only the extent of the narcotics problem in each location, have generally influenced the size, location, and operations of DEA offices in Southeast Asia. Moreover, DEA operates no office in Laos, the second largest producer of opium in Southeast Asia, due to a lack of Lao cooperation with DEA enforcement activities. These and other findings indicate the need for DEA to conduct a comprehensive assessment of its need for intelligence analysts in Southeast Asia and reevaluate its recruitment, selection, and training process for intelligence analysts selected for assignment in Southeast Asia. Tables, footnotes, and list of major contributors to the report