USE OF INTERNATIONAL CARGO FOR NARCOTICS SMUGGLING HEARING BEFORE THE HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON NARCOTICS ABUSE AND CONTROL, 95TH CONGRESS, 2ND SESSION, OCTOBER 24, 1978

• NCJ Number: 60656
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1979
• Length: 121 pages
• Corporate Author: US Congress
• Publication Format: Document
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

TESTIMONY WAS PRESENTED BEFORE THE HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON NARCOTICS ABUSE AND CONTROL OF THE 95TH CONGRESS REGARDING THE USE OF INTERNATIONAL CARGO FOR NARCOTICS SMUGGLING.

Abstract

TESTIMONY AT THE OCTOBER 1978 HEARING WAS ACCOMPANIED BY PREPARED STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. PERSONS WHO APPEARED AT THE HEARING INCLUDED A STAFF INVESTIGATOR OF THE HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON NARCOTICS ABUSE AND CONTROL, A REGIONAL COMMISSIONER OF THE U.S. CUSTOMS SERVICE, A FORMER PRESIDENT AND THE CURRENT PRESIDENT OF THE JOHN F. KENNEDY (JFK) AIRPORT CUSTOMS BROKERS ASSOCIATION IN NEW YORK, REPRESENTATIVES OF PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS AND THE AIRPORT SECURITY COUNCIL, AND A SECURITY SUPERINTENDENT OF BRITISH AIRWAYS. TOPICS OF PRIMARY INTEREST AT THE HEARING WERE COMMERCIAL AIR CARGO SHIPMENTS OF NARCOTICS, DRUG LAW ENFORCEMENT, CUSTOMS OPERATIONS, AIRPORT SECURITY OPERATIONS, NARCOTICS SEIZURES, COUNTRIES PRODUCING AND SMUGGLING ILLEGAL NARCOTICS, AND THE ROLE OF ORGANIZED CRIME IN SMUGGLING ACTIVITIES. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION DEALT WITH NARCOTICS SMUGGLING AT JFK AIRPORT, AIRPORT SECURITY, AND STANDARDS FOR CARGO SECURITY. (DEP)