Drug Enforcement Agency Budget - Research Paper Example

RUNNING HEAD: DRUG ENFORCEMENT AGENCY BUDGET PROPOSAL Drug Enforcement Agency Budget Proposal Drug Enforcement Agency Budget Proposal Introduction The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is a federal agency that enforces “domestic laws and regulations related to illegal drugs” (Police, 2004, para. 11). The agency investigates the entry and trafficking of illegal drugs and activities in the country (Police, 2004). Enforcement is done through “surveillance of known or suspected criminals, conduct undercover investigations into drug organizations, and conduct complicated criminal investigations” (Police, 2004, para. 11). The signing of President Richard Nixon of an Executive Order in July 1973 created and unified drug agencies under a single command to fight the global menace of drug (United States, History, n.d.) and was established under the auspices of the Department of Justice through Reorganization Plan No. 2 that took effect on July 1, 1973 (Records, n.d.). The Drug Enforcement Agency is a criminal justice agency headed by an Administrator appointed by the US President and should be confirmed by the Senate (United States, Staffing, n.d.). Its main mission includes the enforcement of laws and regulations on controlled substances and to “bring to the criminal and civil justice system of the US” everyone who participates in growing, production, processing and distribution of controlled substances (Hewgley, 2009, para. 24). In order to carry out its mission, the agency disseminates information uncovered with the intelligence sector (Hewgley, 2009). DEA offices situated in the US are called domestic offices (The Drug Enforcement, 2007). Before the establishment of the DEA under the Department of Justice, several agencies fought against drug trafficking with some simultaneously performing the same functions, namely: a) under the Department of the Treasury - 1) Bureau of Internal Revenue (1914-1921), 2) Narcotic Division, Bureau of Internal Revenue (1921-1927), 2) Narcotic Division, Bureau of Prohibition (1927-1930), 3) Bureau of Narcotics (1930-1968); b) under the Food and Drug Administration – 1) Bureau of Drug Abuse Control (1965-1968); c) under the Department of Justice – 1) Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs (1968-73) (Records, n.d.). The Bureau of Narcotics and the Bureau of Drug Abuse Control exercised the same functions at an overlapping period (Records, n.d.). For an effective enforcement and operation, DEA has strategically established offices in other countries and conduct covert and surveillance operations. The agency coordinates and cooperates with foreign governments in order to thwart supply of drugs into the US market “through non-enforcement methods such as crop eradication, crop substitution, and training of foreign officials” (Embassy, n.d., para. 11). The agency also collaborates with the United Nations, the Interpol, and other institutions working on the control of drugs across borders (Embassy, n.d.). Administrative Structure, Complement and Operations The most recent figures reveal that there are 5,235 Special Agents (United States, History, n.d.). It had 87 foreign offices established in 63 countries (in contrast to 43 offices in 31 countries in 1974) (United States, History, n.d.). Within the territorial jurisdiction of the United States, DEA has 227 Domestic Offices in 21 Divisions (U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration [DEA], n.d.). Chart 1 Organizational Chart of DEA (Source: United States, Organizational, n.d.) Agents in foreign offices do have enforcement functions (The Drug Enforcement, 2007). The foreign field offices function as integral part of the US embassies but may hold offices outside the embassy or consulate (The Drug Enforcement, 2007). The main office is referred to as the DEA Country Office while secondary offices are referred to Resident Offices (The Drug Enforcement, 2007). Foreign offices are manned by Special Agents, Intelligence Research Specialists, administrative support personnel, and foreign national personnel (i.e. foreign service national) (The Drug Enforcement, 2007). A small component part of the DEA is the Aviation Division, also known as the Air Wing (DEA in the Air, n.d.). It serves as a surveillance unit upon suspect vehicles and transport vehicle of Special Agents to far and inaccessible areas (DEA in the Air, n.d.). It began in 1971 under the Bureau of Narcotic and Dangerous Drugs aviation program with a single plane, only one Special Agent/pilot and a $58,000 budget (DEA in the Air, n.d.). Marion Joseph (former U.S. Air Force pilot and veteran Special Agent in Atlanta, Georgia) advocated for air support in fighting illicit drugs on the premise that one plane “could do the work of five agents in five cars on the ground” (DEA in the Air, n.d., para. 3). In 1973 (establishments of DEA), the unit has 41 Special Agents/Pilots with 24 planes strategically situated in major cities (DEA in the Air, n.d.). There are around 125 DEA pilots with over 100 helicopters and jets (DEA in the Air, n.d.). As part of its foreign operations, DEA has a Sensitive Investigative Unit Program in foreign countries which identifies and trains foreign counterpart of the agency to operate on confidential bilateral investigations (The Drug Enforcement, 2007). Table 1 (Source: OIG analysis of Drug Enforcement Administration data, as cited in The Drug Enforcement, 2007). Americans spend around $65 billion on illicit drugs with $1 billion DEA seizures in a year (DEA, Money Laundering, n.d.). With such huge amount circulating on the drug market, part of the strategy of DEA is determining the source of money used to pay for drugs and cutting off that source (DEA, Money Laundering, n.d.). Thus, investigation (conducted by the Financial Investigation Teams) on such fund sources in the higher tier as possible would significantly affect the distribution of illicit drugs (DEA, Money Laundering, n.d.). It involves investigation of bulk money across international borders (DEA, Money Laundering, n.d.). Bulk currency investigations enabled agents to identify previously unknown co-conspirators as well as seizures of more than $339.6 million in 2005 (DEA, Money Laundering, n.d.). The Drug Enforcement Administration is an essential social, health and criminal justice agency. Thus, to lessen, if not completely eradicate trafficking of drugs, all operations must be sufficiently funded. Moreover, programs implemented by the agency should likewise be given adequate funds. One such program is the annual budget of $10,000 provided by the agency from Federal funds to Yuba country, California to curb illicit cannabis (Williams, 2009). With the Congressional federal grants to state and local agencies for their drug eradication programs (through the Justice Action Grant [JAG]/Byrne grant program) scrapped in 2008, the DEA has to continue its support grant from its own funding (Faced with Slashed, 2008). Overview of Previous Budget The total budget requested for 2009 is $2,181,030,000, a 4 percent increase from the previous year’s budget ($2,105,290,000). However, there is a 7 percent increase in budget allocation from 2007 to 2008. Table 2 Budget Itemized by Function and Decision Unit FY 2007 – FY 2009     Budget Authority (in Millions)   FY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2009   Final Enacted Request Drug Resources by Function       Intelligence 167.677 181.306 186.278 International 330.28 345.371 372.923 Investigations 1,440.99 1,547.73 1,590.19 Prevention 3.263 3.263 3.263 State and Local Assistance 26.923 27.621 28.382 Total Drug Resources by Function $1,969.13 $2,105.29 $2,181.03 Drug Resources by Decision Unit       Diversion Control Fee Account 212.078 239.249 244.45 Salaries & Expenses       Domestic Enforcement 1,377.30 1,496.37 1,534.15 International Enforcement 340.636 354.823 395.916 State and Local Assistance 26.951 6.373 6.514 Supplemental Funds 12.166 8.468   Total Drug Resources by Decision Unit $1,969.13 $2,105.29 $2,181.03 Drug Resources Personnel Summary       Total FTEs (direct only) 9,177 9,236 9,271 Drug Resources as a Percent of Budget       Total Agency Budget $1,969.13 $2,105.29 $2,181.03 Drug Resources Percentage 100.00% 100.40% 100.00% (Source: Department of Justice, 2009). The final 2007 budget of $1,969,000,000 (Table 1) does not concur with the appropriated budget of $2,212,517,222 (Table 3). The $2.2 billion budget in Table 3 is the actual total expenditure of the agency while the $1.97 billion budget in Table 1 is the budget approved by Congress. Table 3 Drug Enforcement Administration Budget FY 2004 – FY 2007 (Source: DEA Budget and Finance, Office of Resource Management, as cited in The Drug Enforcement, 2008). The agency started with 1,470 Special Agents in 1973 and operates with a budget of less than US$75 million (United States, History, n.d.). As of year 2009, the total number of employees rose to 10,784, 5,233 of whom are Special Agents (United States, Staffing, n.d.). However, from the figures mentioned in Table 4, two more agents are added making the total 5,235 (United States, History, n.d.). Table 4 DEA 5-Year Complement and Budget (2005-2009) YEAR Total Employees Special Agents Support Staff Budget ($ in Millions) 2005 10,893 5,296 5,597 2,142 2006 10,891 5,320 5,571 2,264 2007 10,759 5,235 5,524 2,346 2008 10,774 5,223 5,551 2,494 2009 10,784 5,233 5,551 2,602 (Source: United States, Staffing, n.d.) Intelligence analysts synthesize and process data from all sources (e.g. investigations, seized documents, surveillance reports, informants, confidential sources, court-ordered wiretaps), evaluate and summarize them before passing to the Special Agents (The Drug Enforcement, 2008). Table 5 shows that from 2004 to 2007, the intelligence analysts actually hired fall below the needed personnel. Table 5 DEA Intelligence Analyst FTEs and Budget ** Includes 73 Diversion Control Fee Account positions allocated in June 2007. (Source: DEA Budget and Finance, Office of Resource Management, as cited in The Drug Enforcement, 2008). 2010 Budget Proposal and Justification The total budgetary proposal for FY 2010 is $2,285,124,000 (or $2.29 billion). All hikes in the current proposed budget are based on percentage increases from 2008 to 2009 budget allocations, except for the supplemental fund which will have a 2 percent increase from the 2008 budget. Annual budget hikes cover financial fluctuations, inflation and increase in the operational cost. For instance, despite the reduction of 109 employees (see Table 4) from 2005 to 2009, the budget allocation increased by US$460 million for the same period with the following rates of increase 5.7 percent (2005-2006), 3.6 percent (2006-2007), 6.3 percent (2007-2008) and 4.3 percent (2008-2009). Chart 2 Total Employees and Budget for Period 2005-2009 (Source: United States, Staffing, n.d.) Domestic enforcement receives the highest allocation with $1.57 billion since internal enforcement of drug laws and control of illicit drugs is the prime concern of DEA. However, international enforcement will have the highest percentage increase with 11.58 percent. This rate is reasonably proper to control the traffic of illicit drugs into the US. Table 6 Budget Proposal for FY 2010 (in millions) Diversion Control Fee Account 249.755 Salaries & Expenses   Domestic Enforcement 1572.811 International Enforcement 441.763 State and Local Assistance 6.658 Supplemental Funds 8.637 Administrative 5.5 Total Budget 2285.124 The Diversion Control Fee Account provides funding for the Diversion Control program. This program lays down the regulatory guidance as well as support to more than one million “legitimate handlers” (e.g. importers, exporters, manufacturers, retailers, practitioners) of controlled substances and chemicals (Department of Justice, 2009, p. 82). It is aimed that handlers comply with the prescribed regulations to lessen the possibility of diversion of such substances and chemicals (Department of Justice, 2009). Diversion Control is proposed to increase by 2.17 percent, the same rate as the previous year. The increase would answer the fluctuations in the economy and increase in cost of operations. Domestic and international enforcement comprise the salaries and expenses for intelligence gathering and analysis, investigations, and related operations. Domestic enforcement will have a 2.52 percent hike to cover cost of operations and additional non-FTE personnel (e.g. informer). The 11.58 percent hike (based on the 2008 to 2009 rate) for international enforcement pegged that budget to $441,768,000. State and local assistance includes the grants given to state governments and counties for the reduction of specific illicit drugs (e.g. $10,000 grant to Yuba County). This segment would have 2.21 percent increase as in the previous year pegging the amount to $6,658,000. The increase is aimed at enhancing prevention and control of illicit drugs at the local level by consummating agreement with more local governments not currently covered by DEA grants. The supplemental fund would cover additional expenses in excess of the actual projected budget for salaries and expenses. Any amount needed to purchase drugs for buy-bust and sting operations or emergency expenses can be taken from this fund. The 2010 supplemental budget of $8,637,000 is a 2 percent increase from the 2008 budget with the same rate as the 2008 to 2009 hike. Administrative fund shall comprise the supplies, transportation, building lease, communication, utilities and related expenditures. This segment has not been specifically included or identified in the previous budgetary allocations. A great portion of this budget pegged at $5.5 million shall be used within US. DEA foreign operations have been successful with numerous apprehensions and drug seizures. On the local front, from 2000 to 2008, drug related arrest did not go below 25,000 individuals annually. The increase in the budgetary allocations is appropriate considering the social and economic benefits derived from reduction and control of illicit drugs. Table 7 Arrest within the United States DEA Arrests (Domestic) Calendar Year Number of Arrest 2008 26,425 2007 29,097 2006 29,993 2005 29,005 2004 27,053 2003 28,549 2002 30,270 2001 34,471 2000 39,743 (Source: DEA (STRIDE), as cited in DEA, Stats & Facts, n.d.) Social Implication of Budget Proposal Drug trafficking and drug use is a global concern among governments. While the efforts of the US government might be focused within its territorial jurisdiction, it has to expand its operation beyond its territory. Extraterritorial operations are necessary since drugs come into the country from outside sources. Drugs have deleterious social implications upon the people and the community. The gravity of effect of drugs is manifested by their addictive effect and their clandestine and complex operations (Economic and Social, n.d.). Rough estimates on annual turnover are pegged between US$ 100 billion to more than US$ 1,000 billion (Economic and Social, n.d.). Reasonable estimate provided by many literatures is pegged between $300 billion to $500 billion per year (Economic and Social, n.d.). The 1995 UNDCP approximate reflecting global illicit drug sales to consumers is around $400 billion (Economic and Social, n.d.). The US remains the biggest global consumer of illegal drugs with 12.8 million users (out of total population of 260 million) in 1995, of which 6.1 percent represent the group over 12 years old (Economic and Social, n.d.). Drug use and trafficking have negative social impact upon the family, community, health, education, environment, and crime on civil society (Economic and Social, n.d.). The social effects of drug use are the crumbling of the family relationship and community control (e.g. as reflected in the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development [UNRISD] and United Nations University study on Mexico [Arlacchi, 1986], Lao People’s Democratic Republic study) (Economic and Social, n.d.). Drug use also creates dysfunctional families that make them a burden to society (Economic and Social, n.d.). Family factors such as parental absence, tough disciplinary actions, or parent use of drugs enhance drug use by children (Economic and Social, n.d.). The health cost of drug use takes a huge toll upon society (The National Drug Control Strategy, 1996, as cited in Economic and Social, n.d.). There was a 30 percent increase (404,000 in 1988 to 532,000 in 1995) in emergency room drug-connected cases (Economic and Social, n.d.). Large dosage of benzodiazepines, hallucinogens and cannabis may result to death (death estimated at 0.07 to 0.1 percent of users in the US in 1993-1994), if not ill-effect upon health (Economic and Social, n.d.). On the aspect of education, it has been found out that “school children who use drugs often suffer from impairment of short-term memory and other intellectual faculties, impaired tracking ability in sensory and perceptual functions, preoccupation with acquiring drugs, adverse emotional and social development and thus generally impaired classroom performance” (Economic and Social, n.d., p. 35). As a result of such reduction in cognitive faculties, students perform poorly at school and thus, low self-esteem (Economic and Social, n.d.). The children experience instability in identity that leads to more drug use (Economic and Social, n.d.). Education contributes in prevention of drug use but long-term studies have not been conducted to show its total effectiveness (Economic and Social, n.d.). Production of illicit drugs damages the environment with the clearing of forest areas, single crop planting, and use of harmful chemicals (disposal to the waterways as in Bolivia) in processing the drugs (Economic and Social, n.d.). The damage has been sufficiently documented in the Andes and Amazon region (Peru area), South East Asia and Latin American tropical forests (Economic and Social, n.d.). The use of herbicides sprayed to destroy illicit drug plantation contribute to destruction of environment (Economic and Social, n.d.). There is also the overall negative contribution to proliferation of crime, corruption and menace to society (Economic and Social, n.d.). The 1994 statistics reported that around 60 percent of US federal prisoners were drug offenders (an increase of 45 percent from the 1988 data) (United States Department of Justice, n.d., as cited in Economic and Social, n.d.). Federal expenditure related to drug law enforcement (including prosecution and correction) reached a staggering $13.3 billion in 1995 (The National Drug Control Strategy, 1996, as cited in Economic and Social, n.d.) and $8.5 billion in 1991 of state expenditure (Economic and Social, n.d.). Proceeds from the illegal trade are also used by terrorist and insurgent groups (Economic and Social, n.d.). Drug money that has infiltrated the economy disintegrates the foundation of society (Economic and Social, n.d.). The proposal will substantially reduce the trafficking of drugs within and into the US. With effective foreign operations, attempts to bring drugs into the border of the country are thwarted. 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Kennedy Federal Building   15 New Sudsbury Street, Room E400 Boston, MA 02203   (617) 557-2100   Subdivisions   Bridgeport, CT   Hartford, CT   New Haven, CT   Cape Cod, MA   Logan Airport TF, MA   New Bedford, MA   Springfield, MA   Bangor, ME   Portland, ME   Concord, NH   Providence, RI   Burlington, VT     Caribbean Division     San Juan District Office   Casa Lee Building   2432 Loiza Street   Santurce, PR 00913   (809) 253-4200   Subdivisions   Bridgetown, Barbados   Santo Domingo, Dom. Rep.   Port-au-Prince, Haiti   Kingston, Jamaica   Curacao, Netherlands Antilles   Ponce, Puerto Rico   St. Thomas, VI   St. Croix, VI     Chicago Division     230 S. Dearborn Street, Suite 1200   Chicago, IL 60604   (312) 353-7875   Subdivisions   Chicago Airport TK, IL   Rockford, IL   Springfield, IL   Indianapolis, IN   Merrillville, IN   Minneapolis, MN   Fargo, ND   Green Bay, WI   Milwaukee, WI   Madison, WI     Dallas Division     1880 Regal Row   Dallas, TX 75235   (214) 640-0801   Subdivisions   McAlester, OK   Oklahoma City, OK   Tulsa, OK   Amarillo, TX   Dallas/Ft. Worth Airport TF, TX   Ft. Worth, TX   Lubbock, TX   Midland, TX   Tyler, TX     Denver Division     115 Inverness DriveEast   Englewood, CO 80112-5116   (303) 705-7300   Subdivisions   Colorado Springs, CO   Glenwood Springs, CO   Albuquerque, NM   Las Cruces, NM   Salt Lake City, UT   Casper, WY   Cheyenne, WY     Detroit Division     431 Howard Street   Detroit, MI 48226   (313) 234-4000   Subdivisions   Lexington, KY   Louisville, KY   Grand Rapids, MI   Saginaw, MI   Colombus, OH   Cincinnati, OH   Cleveland, OH   Dayton, OH   Toledo, OH     Houston Division     1433 West Loop South   Houston, TX 77024-7794   (713) 693-3000   Subdivisions   Alpine, TX   Austin, TX   Beaumont, TX   Brownsville, TX   Corpus Christi, TX   Eagle Pass, TX   El Paso, TX   Galveston, TX   McAllen, TX   San Antonio, TX   San Antonio Airport TF, TX   Waco, TX     Los Angeles Division     255 East Temple Street   20th Floor   Los Angeles, CA 90012   (213) 894-2650   Subdivisions   Riverside, CA   Santa Ana, CA   Ventura, CA   Honolulu, HI   Guam   Las Vegas, NV   Reno, NV   N. Lake Tahoe TF   S. Lake Tahoe TF     Miami Division     8400 N.W. 53rd Street   Miami, FL 33166   (305) 590-4870   Subdivisions   Freeport, Bahamas   Nassau, Bahamas   Ft. Lauderdale, FL   Ft. Myers, FL   Gainesville, FL   Jacksonville, FL   Nogales TF, FL   Orlando, FLKey Largo, FL   Panama City, FL   Pensacola, FL   Tallahassee, FL   Tampa, FL   W. Palm Beach, FL     Newark Division     Federal Office Building   970 Broad Street, Suite 806   Newark, NJ 07102   (201) 645-6060   Subdivisions   Atlantic City, NJ   Camden, NJ     New Orleans Division     3838 N. Causeway Boulevard   Three Lakeway Center, Suite 1800   New Orleans, LA 70002   (504) 840-1100   Subdivisions   Birmingham, AL   Mobile, AL   Montgomery, AL   Fayetteville, AR   Little Rock, AR   Baton Rouge, LA   Shreveport, LA   Gulfport, MS   Jackson, MS   Oxford, MS     New York Division     99 Tenth Avenue   New York, NY 10011   (212) 337-3900   Subdivisions   Albany, NY   Buffalo, NY   JFK Airport TF, NY   Long Island, NY   New York Joint TF   Rochester, NY   Syracuse, NY   Westchester, NY     Philadelphia Division     William J. Green Federal Bldg.   600 Arch Street, Room 10224   Philadelphia, PA 19106   (215) 597-9530   Subdivisions   Wilmington, DE   Allentown, PA   Harrisburg, PA   Pittsburgh, PA   Scranton, PA     Phoenix Division     3010 North 2nd Street, Suite 301   Phoenix, AZ 85012   (602) 664-5600   Subdivisions   Nogales, AZ   Sierra Vista, AZ   Tucson, AZ   Yuma, AZ     San Diego Division     4560 Viewridge Avenue   San Diego, CA 92123   (619) 616-4100   Subdivisions   Carlsbad, CA   Imperial County, CA   San Ysidro, CA     San Francisco Division     450 Golden Gate Avenue   P.O. Box 36035   San Francisco, CA 94102   (415) 436-7900   Subdivisions   Fresno, CA   Monterey, CA   Sacramento, CA   San Francisco Airport TF, CA   San Jose, CA     Seattle Division     220 West Mercer   Suite 104   Seattle, WA 98119   (206) 553-5443   Subdivisions   Anchorage, AK   Boise, ID   Billings, MT   Eugene, OR   Medford, OR   Portland, OR   Blaine, WA   Salem, WA   Seattle Airport Group, WA   Spokane, WA   Tacoma, WA   Tri-Cities, WA   Yakima, WA     St. Louis Division     7911 Forsythe Boulevard   Suite 500   St. Louis, MO 63105   (314) 425-3241   Subdivisions   Cedar Rapids, IA   Des Moines, IA   Sioux City, IA   Carbondale, IL   Southern Illinois TF, IL   Kansas City, KS   Wichita, KS   Cape Giradeau, MO   Lambert Intl Airport TF, MO   Springfield, MO   Omaha, NB   Rapid City, SD   Sioux Falls, SD     Washington, D.C. Division     400 Sixth Street, S.W.   Room 2558   Washington, D.C. 20024   (202)401-7834   Subdivisions   Baltimore, MD   Hagerstown, MD   Salisbury, MD   Charlottesville TF, VA   Norfolk, VA   Richmond, VA   Roanoke, VA   Charleston, WV   Clarksburg, WV (Source: DEA Office Locations, n.d.) Appendix B DEA Foreign Offices EUROPE/MID-EAST/AFRICA   Ankara, Turkey CO   Istanbul RO   Athens, Greece CO   Bern, Switzerland CO   Bonn, Germany CO   Frankfurt RO   Bussels, Belgium CO   Cairo, Egypt CO   Copenhagen, Denmark CO   Islamabad, Pakistan CO   Karachi RO   Lahore RO   Peshawar RO   Lagos, Nigeria CO   London, England CO   Madrid, Spain CO   Moscow, Russia CO (pending)   New Delhi, India CO   Bombay RO   Nicosia, Cyprus CO   Ottawa, Canada CO   Montreal RO   Paris, France CO   Pretoria, South Africa CO (1997)   Rome, Italy CO   Milan RO   The Hague, Netherlands CO   Vienna, Austria CO     FAR EAST     Bangkok, Thailand CO   Chiang Mai RO   Songkhla RO   Udorn RO   Beijing, China CO (pending)   Canberra, Australia CO   Hong Kong, Hong Kong CO   Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia CO   Manila, Philippines CO   Rangoon, Burma CO   Seoul, Korea CO   Singapore, Singapore CO   Tokyo, Japan CO     SOUTH AMERICA     Asuncion, Paraguay CO   Bogota, Colombia CO   Barranquilla RO   Brasilia, Brazil CO   Buenos Aires, Argentina CO   Caracas, Venezuela CO   La Paz, Bolivia CO   Cochabamba RO   Santa Cruz RO   Lima, Peru CO   Quito, Ecuador CO   Guayaquil RO   Santiago, Chile CO     CENTRAL AMERICA     Belize City, Belize CO   Guatemala City, Guatemala CO   Mexico City, Mexico CO   Guadalajara RO   Hermosillo RO   Mazatlan RO   Merida RO   Monterrey RO   Panama City, Panama CO   San Jose, Costa Rica CO   San Salvador, El Salvador CO   Tegucigalpa, Honduras CO   Curacao, Curacao CO   Santo Domingo, Dom. Rep. CO   Port-au-Prince, Haiti CO   Kingston, Jamaica CO   Nassau, Bahamas CO   Freeport, Bahamas RO (Source: DEA Office Locations, n.d.) Read More