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If you have issues viewing or accessing this file contact us at NCJRS.gov. • • NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL SECJm"f0-?A6 11 THREAT OF NARCOTICS TRAFFICKING HEARING u. S.<;::O 6{t5§: 'SEt-! ~n::, BEFORE THE ___ ..h-l ~ . ~~~~~~ ~,~ \ \ I INTERNATIONAL NAROOTIOS OONTROL OF THE UNITED STATES SENATE ONE HUNDREDTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION ON 'HE THREAT POSED BY INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS NETWORKS AS AN INCREASING DANGER TO THE NATIONAL SECURITY OF THE UNITED STATES AND ITS ALLIES JUNE 8, 1987 New York, New York Printed for the use of the Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control ~ ...... )U ~ -{l U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE ~ 71H52 WASHINGTON: 1987 For sale by the Supedntendent of Documents, Congressional Sales Office .5~"," ?i'., .'1f3~~4 • • t} CONTENTS ,{ OPENING STATEMENTS Page D'Amato, Hon. AlfoIlse, a U.S. Senator from the State of New york .................. 1 DeConcini, Hon. Dennis, a U.S. Senator from the State of Arizona ..................... 3 Biden, Hon. Joseph R., a U.S. Senator from the State of Delaware .................... .. 4 Gilman, Hon. Benjamin A., a U.S. Representative from the State of New York 5 CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF WITNESSES Koch, Hon. Edward I., Mayor, City of New york ..................................................... 8 BUrns, Hon. Arnold, Deputy Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice .... .. 11 SENATE CAUCUS ON INTERNAnONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL Ward, Benjamin, Police Commissioner, City of New york .................................... .. 18 Giuliani, Hon. Rudolph, U.S. Attorney, Southern District of New york ............. 28 [Created by Public Law 99-151] Falcone, Hon. Giovanni, Magistrate, Palermo, Italy .............................................. .. 30 Marlin, Richard, Assistant U.S. Attorney ................................................................ .. 41 JOSEPH R. BIDEN, Delaware, Chairman Sheer, Thomas L., Assistant FBI Director, New York Office ................................. 42 ALFONSE M. D'AMATO, New York, Cochairman Storey, Francis, Chief, FBI Organized Crime and Narcotics Section .................... 43 DENNIS DECONCINI, Arizona FRANK H. MURKOWSKI, Alaska Stutman, Roberl M., DEA Special Agent in Charge, New York Field Division .. 47 ALAN J. DIXON, Illinois PETE WILSON, California Agent A ............................................................................................................................. 54 BOB GRAHAM, Florida AgentB ............................................................................................................................ .. 56 Agent C ............................................................................................................................. 58 (Ill Von Raab, Hon. William, C-ommissioner, U.S. Customs Service ........................... 75 Wrobleski, Hon. Ann, Assistant Secretary of State, International Narcotics Matters, Department of State ............................................................... .. 83 (III) 126980 U.S. Departmellt of Justice National institute of JUstice This document has been reproduced exactly as received from the person or organization originating il. Points of view or opinions stated in this document are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position or pOlicies of the National Institute of Justice. Permission to repruduce this , ... material has been granted by Public Domain United States Senate to the National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS). Further reproduction outside of the NCJRS system requires permis sion of the ~ owner. \) '0 • • • ~ I NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL SECURITY THREAT OF NARCOTICS TRAFFICKING I MONDAY, JUNE 8, 1987 U.S. SENATE, CAUCUS ON INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL, New York, }V7. The Caucus met at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to notice, at One Federal Plaza, Hon. Alfonse D' Amato (Co-Chairman of the Caucus) presid ing. Also present: Senator Dennis DeConcini, member of the Caucus; and RepreRentative Benjamin Gilman, Co-Chairman, House Select Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control. OPENING STATEMENT OF HON. ALFONSE D'AMATO, A U.S. SENATOR FROM THE STATE OF NEW YORK Senator D' AMATO. The threat posed by international narcotics networks is an increasing danger to the national security of the United States and our allies. In countries like Mexico and the Bahamas, law enforcement offi cers are being corrupted. In Colombia, Judges have been murdered, and those who would sentence or extradite drug traffickers live under a death threat. And in the United States, our own streets and neighborhoods are under siege. Today, we will receive compelling testimony concerning this threat from a very distinguished group of witnesses. United States Attorney Rudolph Giuliani, FBI Assistant Director Thomas Sheer, DEA Special Agent in Charge Robert Stutman, and the two under cover DEA agents will discuss in detail: The activities in Communist Bulgaria and the financing of Turk ish terrorists by international networks supplying heroin to the United States; The presence of Colombian "hit teams," made up of M-19 Guer rillas and other professional killers, hired by drug kingpins to commit murder-far-hire in New York and Miami. These "hit teams" are able to fly from Colombia to Bimini-in the Bahamas to the United States with impunity; and The unprecedented growth of Chinese heroin organizations in this city. These organizations are moving into a position of greatly increased prominence, as traditional organized crime has been weakened by recent prosecutions, and as competition from emerg ing criminal groups has increased. Weare also deeply honored by the presence and testimony of Giovanni Falcone, Italy's heroic Magistrate. (1) I '~, ~ • 2 • 3 Magistrate Falcone, I salute you. I hope you are as well taken 38 the effort to decertify Mexico for not fully cooperating •with the care of during your stay here as I know our President is in Italy. United States. The Senate ignored these facts: Magistrate Falcone has done what many thought was impossible. There have been no convictions for the 1985 murder of DEA He has brought the Mafia in Sicily to justice. His heroism has re Agent Enrique Camarena, or the 1986 torture and beating of DEA sulted in the successful prosecution of the Pizza Connection case, Agent Victor Cortez. which goes to sentencing in 2 weeks. This truly historic case has Last year, Mexico seized only .01 tons of heroin, but it produced ended in the conviction of defendants who supplied most of the 200 to 400 times that amount-or 2 to 4 tons of heroin. heroin sold in the United States from 1975 to 1984. As the International Narcotics Control Strategy Report states at I look forward to the Magistrate's testimony concerning the Page 154; "While existing laws are adequate, Mexican enforcement, present situation in Italy-particularly Sicily-and note for the conviction, and sentencing is less than adequate and, in many record that this is the first time so prominent and distinguished an cases, non-existent," and at Page 356: "Little has been done to halt Italian judicial officer has testified at a congressional hearing. money laundering up to now." Through the evidence presented by Giovanni Falcone and our Drug addiction is the only form of slavery we tolerate. Today's other very distinguished witnesses, the Senate Caucus on Interna hearing represents a very serious effort to begin the process of tional Narcotics Control will demonstrate today the urgent need to ending this obscene and dangerous state of affairs. elevate our anti-drug efforts to a much higher priority in both our There can be no further excuses. We must insist that other coun foreign and domestic policy. tries arrest, convict, extradite, and incapacitate drug kingpins. If the cooperation between Italy and United States is the stand They must reduce drug production, and act aggressively to halt the ard against which our other relationships will be measured, the transit of drugs, drug dealers, and drug money across their borders. facts brought out at this hearing will show that too many countries In the United States, we must do much more to eradicate drug are not doing what they should be doing to cooperate fully with us. demand, drug production, and drug organizations. Too many countries: We must offer the countries that want to cooperate fully with us Did not convict or extradite to the United States a single major the help they need. But any country that refuses to try must be drug trafficker; held accountable, with no exceptions. Have no effective conspiracy laws; I look forward to hearing from today's witnesses their recommen Seized only a tiny fraction of the narcotics they produce; dations for a more effective national and international anti-narcot Actually increased their production of narcotics; ics program. Signed no Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty with us; ~ Failed to combat the corruption pervading their governments; It seems to me that drug addiction is the only form of slavery and that we tolerate. There is nothing that is more enslaving, more en Did not allow DEA agents to join them in even a single law en trapping that has created greater damage to the domestic tranquil forcement action; debrief a single arrestee; have any access to in ity of our great society and our Nation and I would hope that our formants; or in any way operate within their borders. rhetoric would be marked by the kind of action that people have a The State Department s 1987 International Narcotics Control right to expect and that has been sadly remiss. Strategy Report (Page