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U.S. AIR INTERDICTION EFFORTS IN SOUTH AMERICA AFTER THE PERU INCIDENT HEARING BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON CRIMINAL JUSTICE, DRUG POLICY AND HUMAN RESOURCES OF THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT REFORM HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDRED SEVENTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION MAY 1, 2001 Serial No. 107–61 Printed for the use of the Committee on Government Reform ( Available via the World Wide Web: http://www.gpo.gov/congress/house http://www.house.gov/reform U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 78–829 PDF WASHINGTON : 2002 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office Internet: bookstore.gpo.gov Phone: toll free (866) 512–1800; DC area (202) 512–1800 Fax: (202) 512–2250 Mail: Stop SSOP, Washington, DC 20402–0001 VerDate 11-MAY-2000 09:06 May 31, 2002 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 5011 Sfmt 5011 C:\DOCS\78829.TXT HGOVREF1 PsN: HGOVREF1 COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT REFORM DAN BURTON, Indiana, Chairman BENJAMIN A. GILMAN, New York HENRY A. WAXMAN, California CONSTANCE A. MORELLA, Maryland TOM LANTOS, California CHRISTOPHER SHAYS, Connecticut MAJOR R. OWENS, New York ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN, Florida EDOLPHUS TOWNS, New York JOHN M. MCHUGH, New York PAUL E. KANJORSKI, Pennsylvania STEPHEN HORN, California PATSY T. MINK, Hawaii JOHN L. MICA, Florida CAROLYN B. MALONEY, New York THOMAS M. DAVIS, Virginia ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON, Washington, MARK E. SOUDER, Indiana DC JOE SCARBOROUGH, Florida ELIJAH E. CUMMINGS, Maryland STEVEN C. LATOURETTE, Ohio DENNIS J. KUCINICH, Ohio BOB BARR, Georgia ROD R. BLAGOJEVICH, Illinois DAN MILLER, Florida DANNY K. DAVIS, Illinois DOUG OSE, California JOHN F. TIERNEY, Massachusetts RON LEWIS, Kentucky JIM TURNER, Texas JO ANN DAVIS, Virginia THOMAS H. ALLEN, Maine TODD RUSSELL PLATTS, Pennsylvania JANICE D. SCHAKOWSKY, Illinois DAVE WELDON, Florida WM. LACY CLAY, Missouri CHRIS CANNON, Utah ——— ——— ADAM H. PUTNAM, Florida ——— ——— C.L. ‘‘BUTCH’’ OTTER, Idaho ——— EDWARD L. SCHROCK, Virginia BERNARD SANDERS, Vermont ——— ——— (Independent) KEVIN BINGER, Staff Director DANIEL R. MOLL, Deputy Staff Director JAMES C. WILSON, Chief Counsel ROBERT A. BRIGGS, Chief Clerk PHIL SCHILIRO, Minority Staff Director SUBCOMMITTEE ON CRIMINAL JUSTICE, DRUG POLICY AND HUMAN RESOURCES MARK E. SOUDER, Indiana, Chairman BENJAMIN A. GILMAN, New York ELIJAH E. CUMMINGS, Maryland ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN, Florida ROD R. BLAGOJEVICH, Illinois JOHN L. MICA, Florida, BERNARD SANDERS, Vermont BOB BARR, Georgia DANNY K. DAVIS, Illinois DAN MILLER, Florida JIM TURNER, Texas DOUG OSE, California THOMAS H. ALLEN, Maine JO ANN DAVIS, Virginia ——— ——— DAVE WELDON, Florida EX OFFICIO DAN BURTON, Indiana HENRY A. WAXMAN, California CHRIS DONESA, Staff Director ROLAND FOSTER, Professional Staff Member CONN CARROLL, Clerk DENISE WILSON, Minority Professional Staff Member (II) VerDate 11-MAY-2000 09:06 May 31, 2002 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 C:\DOCS\78829.TXT HGOVREF1 PsN: HGOVREF1 C O N T E N T S Page Hearing held on May 1, 2001 ................................................................................. 1 Statement of: Brown, Bob, Acting Deputy Director for Supply Reduction, Office of Na- tional Drug Control Policy; Donnie R. Marshall, Administrator, Drug Enforcement Administration; Chuck Winwood, Acting Commissioner, U.S. Customs Service; John M. Crow, Director, Latin American and Caribbean Programs, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law En- forcement Affairs, Department of State; and Rear Admiral David Belz, U.S. Coast Guard, Director, Joint Interagency Task Force East .............. 43 Hoekstra, Hon. Pete, a Representative in Congress from the State of Michigan ........................................................................................................ 21 Isacson, Adam, Center for International Policy; Pete West, National Busi- ness Aviation Association; and Andy Messing, National Defense Council Foundation ..................................................................................................... 102 Weldon, Hon. Curt, a Representative in Congress from the State of Penn- sylvania .......................................................................................................... 33 Letters, statements, etc., submitted for the record by: Belz, Rear Admiral David, U.S. Coast Guard, Director, Joint Interagency Task Force East, prepared statement of ..................................................... 73 Brown, Bob, Acting Deputy Director for Supply Reduction, Office of Na- tional Drug Control Policy, prepared statement of .................................... 46 Crow, John M., Director, Latin American and Caribbean Programs, Bu- reau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, Depart- ment of State, prepared statement of .......................................................... 69 Davis, Hon. Jo Ann, a Representative in Congress from the State of Virginia, prepared statement of ................................................................... 20 Hoekstra, Hon. Pete, a Representative in Congress from the State of Michigan, articles dated May 1, 2001 and April 29, 2001 ......................... 24 Isacson, Adam, Center for International Policy, prepared statement of ..... 106 Marshall, Donnie R., Administrator, Drug Enforcement Administration, prepared statement of ................................................................................... 58 Messing, Andy, National Defense Council Foundation, prepared state- ment of ........................................................................................................... 119 Platts, Hon. Todd Russell, a Representative in Congress from the State of Pennsylvania, prepared statement of ...................................................... 38 Schakowsky, Hon. Janice D., a Representative in Congress from the State of Illinois, prepared statement of ...................................................... 16 Souder, Hon. Mark E., a Representative in Congress from the State of Indiana: H. Res. 452 ................................................................................................. 124 Prepared statement of ............................................................................... 5 West, Pete, National Business Aviation Association, prepared statement of ..................................................................................................................... 114 Winwood, Chuck, Acting Commissioner, U.S. Customs Service, prepared statement of ................................................................................................... 65 (III) VerDate 11-MAY-2000 09:06 May 31, 2002 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 C:\DOCS\78829.TXT HGOVREF1 PsN: HGOVREF1 VerDate 11-MAY-2000 09:06 May 31, 2002 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 C:\DOCS\78829.TXT HGOVREF1 PsN: HGOVREF1 U.S. AIR INTERDICTION EFFORTS IN SOUTH AMERICA AFTER THE PERU INCIDENT TUESDAY, MAY 1, 2001 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SUBCOMMITTEE ON CRIMINAL JUSTICE, DRUG POLICY AND HUMAN RESOURCES, COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT REFORM, Washington, DC. The subcommittee met, pursuant to notice, at 1:30 p.m., in room 2154, Rayburn House Office Building, Hon. Mark E. Souder (chair- man of the subcommittee) presiding. Present: Representatives Souder, Burton, Mica, Jo Ann Davis of Virginia, Platts, Cummings, and Schakowsky. Staff present: Chris Donesa, staff director; Sharon Pinkerton, chief counsel; Charley Diaz, congressional fellow; Roland Foster, professional staff member; Conn Carroll, clerk; Tony Haywood, mi- nority counsel; Denise Wilson, minority professional staff member; and Lorran Garrison, minority staff assistant. Mr. SOUDER. The Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy and Human Resources is called to order. Thank you all for coming this afternoon. Just a little over a week ago, a terrible tragedy oc- curred that broke the heart of every American when, through a preventable mistake, a missionary, whose life had been committed to serving others on behalf of God, was killed along with her little girl. The innocent pilot was also wounded. God’s grace is flowing over her husband and son. Roni and Char- ity Bowers now wait to be united in a much happier place. God’s promise is that all things work together for those who live the Lord. The entire Nation has been able to hear of the tremendous faith and confidence of this family. But, from a public policy standpoint, where is the U.S. Govern- ment to head? What will the U.S.’ antidrug efforts in South Amer- ica be after the Peru incident? The errors in this particular case already seem pretty clear. An investigative team is in Peru today, headed by Randy Beers of the State Department, to verify the facts and propose solutions. We are looking forward to a speedy presen- tation to Congress and the general public of those findings. The shoot-down policy support by the U.S. Government was pro- posed by President Clinton in 1994. It passed the Democrat-con- trolled House and the Democrat-controlled Senate in 1994. Though this was a Clinton initiative supported by a totally controlled Democratic Congress, Republicans generally supported President Clinton’s policy as well. This policy was not a partisan policy then, nor should it be now. President Clinton stated that the Peruvian (1) VerDate 11-MAY-2000 09:06 May 31, 2002 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6633 Sfmt 6633 C:\DOCS\78829.TXT HGOVREF1 PsN: HGOVREF1 2 Government had adequate checks in place to assure that a tragedy such as this would not occur. In President Clinton’s statement to Congress he