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Another critic, former Customs Service official Ret. Navy Capt.
Frank W. Ault, said the lack of coordination between Customs, the
Department of Defense and other agencies involved in fighting
illicit drugs was one reason why "somebody's still beating the hell
out of us."
"The principal purpose of the `drug war' appears to be one of
giving American citizens the warm, fuzzy felling that their
government is doing something meaningful about drugs," Ault said.
The subcommittee on treasury, postal service and general
government, chaired by Sen. Dennis DeConcini, D-Ariz., will help
determine how the federal anti-drug budget will be drawn up.
Currently, about 70 percent of the $12 billion budget goes to law
enforcement and international cooperation. The other 30 percent is
for prevention and treatment, an amount President Clinton may try to
increase.
DeConcini said the nation must "mobilize every resource
available" to choke off supply and reduce consumption. "That is not
what is occurring, unfortunately," he said. "Nor, does it appear
that the situation will change under the new leadership in the White
House."
DeConcini defended use of the $12 million aerostats, several
which are lofted over his home state. No system is perfect, he said,
but "to my knowledge, it is the best that currently exists."