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Drug Control: U.S. Heroin Program Encounters Many Obstacles in Southeast Asia

NSIAD-96-83 Published: Mar 01, 1996. Publicly Released: Apr 01, 1996.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed U.S. efforts to prevent heroin trafficking, focusing on the: (1) extent to which heroin poses a threat to the United States; (2) impediments to heroin control efforts in Southeast Asia; and (3) United Nations Drug Control Program's (UNDCP) effectiveness in Burma.

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