Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs

Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs
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Bureau overview
Formed	1978; 43 years ago
Jurisdiction	Executive branch of the United States
Employees	425 (FY 2013)
Annual budget	$1.6 billion (FY 2013)
Bureau executive	James A. Walsh, Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (Acting);
Parent department	U.S. Department of State
Website	Official Website

Logo of the "Air Wing" of The Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL)- Office of Aviation, U.S. Department of State

The Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) is an agency that reports to the Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights within the Department of State. Under the umbrella of its general mission of developing policies and programs to combat international narcotics and crime, INL plays an important role in the training of partner nation security forces.

INL programs support two of the Department of State's strategic goals: (1) to reduce the entry of illegal drugs into the United States; and (2) to minimize the impact of international crime on the United States and its citizens. Counternarcotics and anticrime programs also complement counterterrorism efforts, both directly and indirectly, by promoting modernization of and supporting operations by foreign criminal justice systems and law enforcement agencies charged with the counter-terrorism mission. The head of the Bureau is the Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs. This position is vacant; the Bureau is led by Acting Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs James A. Walsh.^[2]

The bureau manages the Department of State's Narcotics Rewards Program in close coordination with the Department of Justice, Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and other interested U.S. agencies.

INL is not a law enforcement organization but it specializes in managing large law enforcement training programs, e.g. in Afghanistan, Colombia, and Iraq.

The Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, Office of Aviation (INL/A), is the aviation service provider in support of counter-narcotics, law enforcement, and overseas missions operations.^[3] The Bureau has more than 200 fixed wing and rotary wing aircraf (including OV-10, AT-802 and C-27 planes and Hueys, Blackhawk and K-Max helicopters) involved in INL counter-narcotics aviation programs in Colombia, Peru, Bolivia, Guatemala, Pakistan, and Afghanistan. About half of the aircraft are operating from Colombia and the rest are in Bolivia, Peru, Pakistan and Afghanistan. Actual operations and support are provided by DynCorp International, as a contractor for the U.S. government.^[4]^[5]

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^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "Inspection of the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs" (PDF). Inspector General of the Department of State. March 2014. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
^ "James A. Walsh". state.gov. United States Department of State. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
^ Audit of the Department of State’s Administration of its Aviation Program
^ The International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs’ Office of Aviation (INL/A)
^ The U.S. State Department Has Its Own Sprawling Air Force, Here's What's In Its Inventory

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[OIG-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "Inspection of the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs" (PDF). Inspector General of the Department of State. March 2014. Retrieved March 5, 2017.

[2] "James A. Walsh". state.gov. United States Department of State. Retrieved June 30, 2021.

[3] Audit of the Department of State’s Administration of its Aviation Program

[4] The International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs’ Office of Aviation (INL/A)

[5] The U.S. State Department Has Its Own Sprawling Air Force, Here's What's In Its Inventory

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Bureau overview
Seal of the United States Department of State
Formed	1978; 43 years ago (1978)^[1]
Jurisdiction	Executive branch of the United States
Employees	425 (FY 2013)^[1]
Annual budget	$1.6 billion (FY 2013)^[1]
Bureau executive	James A. Walsh, Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (Acting)
Parent department	U.S. Department of State
Website	Official Website

Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs

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