Interviews with DEA Headquarters Personnel

Component	Number of Personnel Interviewed
Chief Financial Officer	1
Financial Management Division	12
Human Resources Division
Headquarters Personnel	6
Office of Training	6
Inspections Division	13
Intelligence Division
Chief	1
Headquarters Personnel	3
El Paso Intelligence Center	4
Office of General Counsel	1
Operations Division
Chief	1
Office of Diversion Control	1
Office of Enforcement Operations	12
Office of Financial Operations	6
Office of International Programs	14
Office of Operations Management	7
Operations Support Division	4
Special Operations Division	14
Total	106

Interviews with DEA Domestic Offices

Office	Number of Personnel Interviewed
Chicago Division	4
El Paso Division	5
Washington Division	8
Total	17

Interviews with Other U.S. Agency Headquarters Personnel

Department	Number of Personnel Interviewed
Department of Defense	6
Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict, Counternarcotics
Department of Homeland Security	7
Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Department of Justice	16
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Section
Justice Management Division
Office of International Affairs
Organized Crime and Drug Enforcement Task Force
Department of State	11
Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs
Inter-agency Consolidated Administrative Support Services
Office of the Inspector General
Office of Rightsizing
Executive Office of the President of the United States	2
Office of National Drug Control Policy
Total	42

Interviews During Fieldwork in Bogotá, Colombia

Department	Number of Personnel Interviewed
U.S. AGENCIES
Drug Enforcement Administration	28
Department of Defense	3
Department of Homeland Security	2
Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Department of Justice (excluding DEA)	5
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Judicial Attaché
Department of State	10
Ambassador
Deputy Chief of Mission
Engineering Security Office
Financial Management Office
General Service Office
Narcotics Affairs Section
Regional Security Office
COLOMBIAN AGENCIES	5
Cuerpo Técnico de Investigaciones
Departamento Administrativo de Seguridad
Policía Nacional de Colombia
Total	53

Interviews During Fieldwork in Cartagena, Colombia

Department	Number of Personnel Interviewed
U.S. AGENCIES
Drug Enforcement Administration	7
Department of State	1
General Service Office
Department of Defense	1
COLOMBIAN AGENCIES	6
Armada Nacional
Departmento Administrativo de Seguridad
Policía Nacional de Colombia
TOTAL	15

Interviews During Fieldwork in Rome, Italy

Department	Number of Personnel Interviewed
U.S. AGENCIES
Drug Enforcement Administration	7
Department of Homeland Security	2
Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Secret Service
Department of Justice (excluding DEA)	2
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Judicial Attaché
Department of State	8
Deputy Chief of Mission
Financial Management Office
General Service Office
Political Office
Regional Security Office
ITALIAN AGENCIES	1
Direzione Centrale Servizi Anti-Droga
Total	20

Interviews During Fieldwork in Milan, Italy

Department	Number of Personnel Interviewed
U.S. AGENCIES
Drug Enforcement Administration	5
Department of Homeland Security	1
U.S. Secret Service
Department of Justice (excluding DEA)	1
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Department of State	3
Consul General
General Service Office
Regional Security Office
ITALIAN AGENCIES	2
Guardia di Finanza
Polizia di Stato
Total	12

Interviews During Fieldwork in Mexico City, Mexico

Department	Number of Personnel Interviewed
U.S. AGENCIES
Drug Enforcement Administration	17
Department of Defense	1
Department of Homeland Security	3
Bureau of Customs and Border Patrol
Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Department of Justice (excluding DEA)	5
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Judicial Attaché
U.S. Marshals Service
Department of State	11
Deputy Chief of Mission
Financial Management Office
General Service Office
Narcotics Affairs Section
Regional Security Office
MEXICAN AGENCIES	2
Agencia Federal de Investigación
Total	39

Interviews During Fieldwork in Guadalajara, Mexico

Department	Number of Personnel Interviewed
U.S. AGENCIES
Drug Enforcement Administration	8
Department of Homeland Security	2
Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Department of Justice (excluding DEA)	1
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Department of State	3
Consul General
General Service Office
Regional Security Office
MEXICAN AGENCIES	5
Agencia Federal de Investigación
Secretaría de Seguridad Pública
Seguridad Pública de Guadalajara
Total	19

Interviews During Fieldwork in Mazatlán, Mexico

Department	Number of Personnel Interviewed
U.S. AGENCIES
Drug Enforcement Administration	5
Department of State	1
Consular Representative
MEXICAN AGENCIES	2
Agencia Federal de Investigación
Instituto National de Migración
Total	8

Interviews During Fieldwork in Bangkok, Thailand

Department	Number of Personnel Interviewed
U.S. AGENCIES
Drug Enforcement Administration	18
Department of Defense	5
Department of Homeland Security	3
Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Secret Service
Transportation Security Administration
Department of Justice	4
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Judicial Attaché
Department of State	13
Deputy Chief of Mission
Financial Management Center
General Service Office
Narcotics Affairs Section
Regional Security Office
U.S. Disbursing Office
THAI AGENCIES	3
Royal Thai Police
Office of the Narcotics Control Board
Total	46

Interviews During Fieldwork in Ankara, Turkey

Department	Number of Personnel Interviewed
U.S. AGENCIES
Drug Enforcement Administration	10
Department of Justice	1
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Department of State
Acting Deputy Chief of Mission	9
Economics Affairs
Financial Management Office
General Service Office
Regional Security Office
TURKISH AGENCIES	3
Turkish Customs
Turkish National Police
Total	23

Interviews During Fieldwork in Istanbul, Turkey

Department	Number of Personnel Interviewed
U.S. AGENCIES
Drug Enforcement Administration	9
Department of Justice	1
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Department of State	5
Consul General
General Service Office
Regional Security Office
TURKISH AGENCIES	2
Turkish Gendarmerie
Turkish National Police
Total	17