US Coordinates Drug Sweep in the Balkans and Central Asia
In an era in which technology has made physical distance seem irrelevant, drug enforcement officials must find newer methods to compete with the increasingly flexible and multinational drug trade network. In the summer of 2002, the Drug Enforcement Administration, working with 25,000 officials in 15 nations, managed to prove the effectiveness of multinational operations in combating the trade in narcotics. Just as importantly, the operation managed to yield valuable information about the methods and identities of those involved in the worldwide drug smuggling industry. - YaleGlobal
US Coordinates Drug Sweep in the Balkans and Central Asia
Sunday, August 25, 2002
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