This additional funding. in my view. is miniscule in relation to the costs borne by our society as a result of drug trafficking. This legislation will enable the six principal narcotics control agencies to mount a more effective. coordinated attack on drug trafficking. It will particularly ameliorate the lack of coordination between the FBI and DEA on the one hand. and agencies outside the Justice Department with pivotal roles in controlling drug smugglingthe State Department. the Customs Service. the Border Patrol and the Coast Guard. Marshaling the resources and expertise of these agencies under a single authority will. in my view. better enable the United States to contain the flood of illegal narcotics engulfing the country. The United States cannot do the job by itselfthe problem is far too complex for that.
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