Microgram. Drug Enforcement Administration.Call Number: Available in the Periodical Room.Notes: Monthly publication. Holdings include 1996 - present. Abstract: Publication of the Office of Forensic Sciences, DEA. Articles submitted by forensic scientists serving law enforcement agencies contain descriptions, pictures, and analysis of narcotics submitted as evidence, as well as some general information articles pertaining to drug evidence.

This bibliography is a representative selection of materials either owned or on order by the FBI Academy Library. Inclusion of an item does not represent an endorsement by the FBI of the material or its author.

"Office of National Drug Control Policy." [http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov]. Abstract: The principal purpose of ONDCP is to establish policies, priorities, and objectives for the Nation's drug control program, the goals of which are to reduce illicit drug use, manufacturing, and trafficking; drug-related crime and violence; and drug-related health consequences. To achieve these goals, the Director of ONDCP is charged with producing the National Drug Control Strategy, which directs the Nation's anti-drug efforts and establishes a program, a budget, and guidelines for cooperation among Federal, State, and local entities. Included in ONDCP's website are national drug control strategies and policies, facts and statistics, ONDCP publications full text, and information about enforcement programs such as HIDTA and the Southwest Border Initiative, as well as a variety of other material.

Baum, Dan. Smoke and Mirrors: The War on Drugs and the Politics of Failure. Boston, MA: Little, Brown and Company, 1996.Call Number: HV 5825 .B37 1996Abstract: The author contends that the war on drugs is a lot of things - costly, destructive, and failing in its stated mission. Rarely is it about drugs. Instead it is a means for police departments to obtain funding, liberal politicians to look tough, and blacks to explain the ghetto. He also details the cover-ups and blunders of some of the biggest drug busts in the country's history, stating that this book is a "thoroughly researched attack on America's war on drugs, the product of more than 200 interviews."

Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs. International Narcotics Control Strategy Report. Washington, D.C.: Department of State, 1999.Call Number: S 1.146:999Abstract: An annual report summarizing the latest narcotics developments and policies of individual countries and what the U.S. policy initiatives and programs are for that country. Discusses "chemical diversion control" as a counter narcotics strategy, as well as money laundering and financial crimes giving individual country reports for each.

Bureau of Justice Assistance. Developing a Strategy for a Multiagency Response to Clandestine Drug Laboratories. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Justice, 1998.Call Number: J 26.30:ST 8/998Abstract: In 1987, the Bureau of Justice Assistance funded demonstrations by five law enforcement agencies to develop and implement clandestine laboratory enforcement programs (CLEPs); the models illustrated the importance of designing a multidisciplinary approach to clandestine laboratory enforcement. Because laboratories used to produce illicit drugs often house highly toxic, corrosive, and explosive chemicals, seizing a lab requires a strategically precise enforcement action, often involving federal, state, and local agencies. CLEPs must address safety, environmental, and health issues, in addition to the planning and organization problems faced by traditional narcotics task forces. This monograph is designed to help law enforcement officials plan, organize, and manage a comprehensive CLEP.

Cashman, Michael. "Meth Labs: Toxic Time Bombs." The Police Chief 65, no. 2(February 1998): 42-47.Abstract: DEA Special Agent Michael Cashman offers tips on recognizing methamphetamine labs, statistics, background information, and precautions on the dangers of clandestine labs.

Chepesiuk, Ron. Hard Target: The United States War Against International Drug Trafficking, 1982-1997. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, Inc., 1999.Call Number: HV 5825 .C442 1999Abstract: Focuses on U.S. efforts to combat the $400 billion a year international drug trade, from the year Ronald Reagan declared war on drugs, up to 1997. Chronicles and analyzes the background and development of U.S. anti-drug policy and how it became a central component of U.S. foreign policy. Includes a section that profiles major criminal organizations involved in international drug trafficking.

Clutterbuck, Richard. Drugs, Crime and Corruption. New York, NY: New York University Press, 1995.Call Number: HV 5801 .C5645 1995 Abstract: Analyzes the international drug trade and criminal organizations involved, the financing of the drug trade, and alternatives to stemming the flow of drugs, such as decriminalization, licensing, or licensed legalization.

Narcotics Enforcement & Prevention Digest. Washington Crime News Service.Call Number: Available in Periodical Room. Notes: Semi-monthly publication. Holdings include 1995 - present.Abstract: Provides latest information in the narcotics enforcement field. Featured sections include: "In the Courts," "Across the States," "International," and "Funding."

Friman, H. Richard. NarcoDiplomacy. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University, 1996.Call Number: HV 5801 .F75 1996Abstract: The author states that this book is "the result of a five-year exploration of relations among developed countries concerned about the control of the illicit drug trade." Focusing primarily on Germany and Japan, two of the United State's strongest allies in drug control efforts, the author also extends his analysis to Latin America and explores the ramifications of his findings on the future of U.S. drug control policy.

Gaines, Larry K. and Peter B. Kraska. Drugs, Crime, and Justice: Contemporary Perspectives. Prospect Heights, IL: Waveland Press, Inc., 1997.Call Number: HV 5825 .D818 1997Abstract: A collection of articles written by various authors with different perspectives on the drug debate whose purpose is to stimulate thinking and offer a solid foundation so that readers will be well-informed. Includes chapters on the drug industry and policing drugs.

Narcotics Law Bulletin. Quinlan Publishing Co.Call Number: Available in the Periodical Room. Notes: Monthly publication. Holdings include 1996 - present.Abstract: Covers the most recent court decisions on drug arrests and prosecutions. Each month, this bulletin gives summaries of major court rulings on: informants, intent to distribute, constructive possession, entrapment, conspiracies, air surveillance, trafficking, and more.

Hendrie, Edward M. "Drug Conspiracies." FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin 68, no. 6(June 1999): 26-32.Abstract: Discusses federal conspiracy laws and how to recognize and properly charge drug conspiracies.

Holden-Rhodes, J. F. Sharing the Secrets: Open Source Intelligence and the War on Drugs. Westport, CT: Praeger, 1997.Call Number: HV 5825 .H65 1997Abstract: Making a case for unclassified intelligence, this book is about the design, testing, and evaluation of a new intelligence on the war on drugs. Written by an experienced Intelligence and Special Operations Officer and Scholar to present an insider's view of cocaine trafficking in the Western Hemisphere. The author approaches drug trafficking from the trafficker's point of view to paint a picture that portrays the cocaine industry as it really is.

MacDonald, Scott B. and Bruce Zagaris. International Handbook on Drug Control. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1992.Call Number: HV 5801 .I575 1992Abstract: A series of experts provide overviews of international drug policies (by country), money laundering, asset forfeiture, United States' drug control policies, and the United Nations' activities in international drug control. Country and regional studies describe the history and structure of the drug industry/trade, governmental and societal responses, and international controls and networks.

Meyer, Kathryn and Terry Parssinen. Webs of Smoke: Smugglers, Warlords, Spies, and the History of the International Drug Trade. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 1998.Abstract: An account of 20th century drug trafficking and smuggling that reveals the organization, techniques, and fate of dealers in illicit drugs. Tells the stories of those involved in narcotics trafficking, and offers and account of the evolution in narcotics trafficking when drugs went from legal commodity to illicit substance. Reasons that drug traffickers have flourished because of their usefulness to warlords, organized criminals, spies, and various others.

Miller, Richard Lawrence. Drug Warriors & Their Prey: From Police Power to Police State. Westport, CT: Praeger, 1996.Call Number: HV 5825 .M57 1996Abstract: An opposing view on the war on drugs, written by an independent scholar to analyze drug law enforcement. Presents numerous examples of how he believes the system has run amok and how the war and drugs is harming American democracy.

Musto, David F. The American Disease: Origins of Narcotics Control. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 1999.Call Number: HV 5825 .M84 1999Abstract: A classic study in the development of drug laws from the Civil War to present day. Chronicles narcotics control from its origins, through a cyclic pattern of tolerance and restraint in American's attitudes towards drugs. In its third edition, new material covers renewed debate on policy and drug legislation.

Rossello, Pedro. "The Role of State Governments in the War on Drugs." Spectrum: The Journal of State Government 72(Winter 1999): 34-37.Notes: Available through Infotrac.Abstract: A three-point strategy in which states can play an important role in the war against drugs, proposed by Governor Pedro Rossello of Puerto Rico, the current president of The Council of State Governments. The strategy involves obstructing the flow of illegal drugs, lessening the profit, and implementation of educational programs aimed at children which discourage drug use.

Rotella, Sebastian. Twilight on the Line. New York, NY: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., 1998.Call Number: HV 5831 .M46 R67 1998Abstract: Reading more like a work of fiction, Rotella, the Los Angeles Times bureau chief for South America, tells his alarming story of how drug lords dominate the U.S./Mexico border region.

Stares, Paul B. Global Habit: The Drug Problem in a Borderless World. Washington, D.C.: The Brookings Institution, 1996.Call Number: HV 5801 .S75 1996Abstract: Presents a portrait of the rise of the global drug market and the forces driving its expansion, looking at economic and political factors such as declining trade barriers, economic deregulation, the end of the Cold War, and advances in communication technology. The author argues for a shift away from the current emphasis on negative sanctions to more positive control measures relying on persuasion and cooperation.

United Stated. General Accounting Office. Law Enforcement Information on Drug-Related Police Corruption: Report to the Honorable Charles B. Rangel, House of Representatives. Washington, D.C.: General Accounting Office, 1998.Call Number: GA 1.13:GGD-98-111Abstract: Provides information on the nature and extent of known drug-related police corruption in certain large cities; factors associated with known drug-related police corruption; and practices that have been recommended or implemented to prevent drug-related police corruption.

United States. Bureau of Justice Assistance. Lessons Learned From the Organized Crime Narcotics (OCN) Trafficking Enforcement Program Model. Washington, D.C.: Bureau of Justice Assistance, 1998.Call Number: J 26.30:OR 3Abstract: This reports discusses the history, structure, dynamics, projects, and investigations of the Organized Crime Narcotics (OCN) Trafficking Enforcement Program developed by the Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Assistance as a discretionary grant program to assist police agencies in responding to multijurisdictional drug law offenses.

United States. Congress. Taking the Profit Out of Drug Trafficking: The Battle Against Money Laundering. Washington, D.C.: U.S. G.P.O., 1999.Call Number: Y 4.J 891:105/108Abstract: Hearing, on July 24, 1997, before the Subcommittee on Crime of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives. Discussions presented by various representatives from financial institutions regarding money laundering and how to take the profit out of drug trafficking.

United States. General Accounting Office. Drug Control: An Overview of U.S. Counterdrug Intelligence Activities: Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on National Security, International Affairs, and Criminal Justice, Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, House of Representatives. Washington, D.C.: General Accounting Office, 1998.Call Number: GA 1.13:NSIAD-98-142Abstract: Report evaluating federal counterdrug intelligence coordination efforts, identifying the organizations that collect and/or produce counterdrug intelligence, role of the organizations, the federal funding they receive, and number of personnel that support the effort.

Villamar'in Pulido, Luis Alberto. The FARC Cartel. Ediciones Elfaraon, 1996.Call Number: HV 5840 .C7 V5413 1996Abstract: Written by a Colombian Army officer, with extensive knowledge and experience in military intelligence, psychological operations, and rural counter-guerrilla operations. Proclaims itself to be the most complete account of Colombia's largest and most dangerous cartel.

Woolner, Ann. Washed in Gold: The Story Behind the Biggest Money-Laundering Investigation in U.S. History. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster, 1994.Call Number: HV 6769 .W66 1994Abstract: The Columbian drug lords called it "La Mina" -- the Mine-- and it did, indeed, hold hidden riches. Operating out of the jewelry districts of Los Angeles and New York, La Mina moved more than $1.2 billion in illegal drug profits through U.S. banks and businesses for the Medellin cartel, making it the biggest drug-money-laundering operation in history."DEA." [http://www.usdoj.gov/dea].

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