U.S. Department of Defense, Counternarcotics and Global Threats: Various - Human Rights

The Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Counternarcotics and Global Threats develops DoD counterdrug (CD) and counter-transnational organized crime (CTOC) policy.

It also issues guidance, establishes priorities, and oversees resource allocation and program execution, for DoD CD and CTOC missions.

These missions focus on countering illicit drug trafficking, but also include countering illicit financial flows and the illicit trafficking of people, wildlife, natural resources, and weapons.

Primary activities include: coordinate and monitor DoD and interagency efforts for the detection and monitoring of the maritime and aerial transit of illegal drugs into the United States; direct, oversee, and monitor planning, programming, and budget (formulation, justification, and execution) processes for DoD Drug Interdiction and CD Activities programs, in coordination with other DoD Components; review, evaluate, coordinate, and monitor DoD CD and CTOC plans and programs to ensure adherence to approved policy and standards.