The US Military and the War on Drugs in Latin America

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ID4547702
AuthorsDonald J Mabry (corresponding author), Donald Mabry
Year1988
Volume30
Issue2-3
Pages53-76
Publication date1988-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Interamerican Studies and World Affairs (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-1937 • E-ISSN: 2162-2736
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.2307/165979
OpenAlexW2784022266
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited6

In The Face Of The Unsuccessful Efforts of law enforcement agencies (including the Coast Guard) to staunch the flow of illegal narcotics into the United States, Congress and the public have been demanding that the military increase its role in the nation's anti-drug campaign. These demands vary in scope. The minimum demand is that the military provide more logistical support and intelligence data. Another, which was approved by Congress in 1988, is also to give military personnel powers of search, seizure, and arrest outside the land area of the United States. Some also advocate giving civilian police powers to the military to patrol the national borders, including ports of entry. In May 1988, the US House of Representatives voted to demand that the military "seal the borders" to drug traffic within 45 days, an effort which would require both naval and border interdiction, and the Senate voted overwhelmingly to expand the role of the military in the anti-drug campaign. The most extreme demand has come from Representative Arthur Ravenel, Jr. (R-SC) who has called for the military shoot-down, on sight, of any aircraft suspected of smuggling drugs

Coast guard · Criminology · Drug trafficking · Environmental protection · Geography · Guard (computer science) · Interdiction · Law enforcement · National guard · National security · Political science · Sociology · Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance · Engineering · Law · Public Administration

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