U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) needs additional oversight to effectively store and destroy seized illicit drugs in its permanent vaults. Federal law requires CBP to destroy most seized drugs and retain samples as evidence to prosecute criminals. However, 86 percent of illegal drugs that CBP stored in its vaults exceeded allowed quantities. Further, CBP stored excess drugs for long periods — in some instances, for more than 20 years. This occurred because CBP routinely waived or circumvented its drug storage and destruction policies. As a result, CBP’s excessive and lengthy storage of large quantities of controlled substances created unnecessary safety and security risks. CBP also potentially incurred additional financial burdens to store, secure, inventory, manage, and process the excess drugs. We made four recommendations for CBP to improve the management of its processes to store seized drugs in its permanent vaults. CBP concurred with all four recommendations.
| Report Date | Agency Reviewed / Investigated | Report Title | Type | Location | |
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| Department of Homeland Security | CBP Needs Additional Oversight to Manage Storage of Illicit Drugs (REDACTED) | Audit | Agency-Wide | View Report | |
| U.S. Agency for International Development | Audit of the Fund Accountability Statement of Hand in Hand: Center for Jewish-Arab Education in Israel, Mainstreaming Shared Society Project in West Bank and Gaza, Cooperative Agreement 72029418CA00005, September 28, 2018, to December 31, 2019 | Other |
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| U.S. Agency for International Development | Fund Accountability Statement Audit of Appleseeds Academy, Net @ IT Community Youth Leaders Activity Project in West Bank and Gaza, Cooperative Agreement 294-A-17-00003, January 1 to December 31, 2019 | Other |
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| U.S. Agency for International Development | Award Planning and Oversight Weaknesses Impeded Performance of USAID's Largest Global Health Supply Chain Project | Audit | Agency-Wide | View Report | |
| U.S. Agency for International Development | Financial Audit of Multiple USAID Awards in India Managed by IPE Global Limited, April 1, 2019, to March 31, 2020 | Other |
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| U.S. Agency for International Development | Financial Audit of The Reproductive Maternal Newborn and Child Health Alliance Project in India Managed by the Impact Foundation (India), Cooperative Agreement AID-386-A-13-00002, April 1, 2019, to March 31, 2020 | Other |
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| U.S. Agency for International Development | Financial Audit of Partnership to Advance Clean Energy 2.0 "Smart Power for Advancing Reliable and Connectivity" Program in India Managed by KPMG Advisory Services Private Limited, Cooperative Agreement 72038618CA00003, April 01, 2019, to March 31, 2020 | Other |
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| U.S. Agency for International Development | Examination of Costs Claimed by Links Media, LLC for Fiscal Years ended December 31, 2015 and 2016 | Other |
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| Department of Energy | The Department of Energy’s Unclassified Cybersecurity Program - 2020 | Inspection / Evaluation |
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| Department of Labor | Job Corps Should Improve Its Pre-Admission Evaluation Process | Audit | Agency-Wide | View Report | |
