ARS | Alternative Remittance System |
ATS | Amphetamine-Type Stimulants |
CARICC | Central Asia Regional Information Coordination Center |
CBP | Customs and Border Protection |
CBRN | Caribbean Basin Radar Network |
CFATF | Caribbean Financial Action Task Force |
DARE | Drug Abuse Resistance Education |
DEA | Drug Enforcement Administration |
DHS | Department of Homeland Security |
DOJ | Department of Justice |
DOS | Department of State |
DTO | Drug Trafficking Organization |
ESF | Economic Support Fund |
EU | European Union |
EXBS | The Export Control and Related Border Security Assistance (EXBS) Program |
FATF | Financial Action Task Force |
FBI | Federal Bureau of Investigation |
FinCEN | Financial Crimes Enforcement Network |
FIU | Financial Intelligence Unit |
FSA | FREEDOM Support Act |
GCC | Gulf Cooperation Council |
IBC | International Business Company |
ICE | Immigration and Customs Enforcement |
ICITAP | International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program |
ILEA | International Law Enforcement Academy |
IMF | International Monetary Fund |
INCSR | International Narcotics Control Strategy Report |
INM | See INL |
INL | Bureau for International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement Affairs/(Matters) |
IRS | Internal Revenue Service |
IRS-CID | Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation Division |
JICC | Joint Information Coordination Center |
JIATF-S/-W | Joint Interagency Task Force South and Joint Interagency Task Force West |
LEDET | Law Enforcement Detachment, frequently embarked on patrol vessels |
MAOC-N | Maritime Analysis and Operations Centre-Narcotics |
MLAT | Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty |
MOU | Memorandum of Understanding |
NBRF | Northern Border Response Force |
NNICC | National Narcotics Intelligence Consumers Committee |
OAS | Organization of American States |
OAS/CICAD | Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission |
OFC | Offshore Financial Center |
OPBAT | Operation Bahamas, Turks and Caicos |
OPDAT | Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development Assistance and Training |
SECI | South East Europe Cooperative Initiative |
SEED | Support for East European Democracy Act (1994) |
SOCA | (British) Serious Organized Crime Agency |
TIR Truck | Trucks inspected and sealed by Customs at point of origin. (Transport International Routier) |
UN Convention | 1988 United Nations Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances |
UNODC | United Nations Office for Drug Control and Crime |
USAID | Agency for International Development |
USCG | United States Coast Guard |
USG | United States Government |
ha | Hectare |
HCl | Hydrochloride (cocaine) |
Kg | Kilogram |
Mt | Metric Ton |
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