Aviation Drug-Trafficking Control Act
Document Type
Contribution to Book
Publication Date
4-18-2011
Publication Title
Encyclopedia of Drug Policy
DOI
10.4135/9781412976961.n31
ISBN
9781412976961
Abstract
The Aviation Drug-Trafficking Control Act was signed into law by President Ronald Reagan on October 19, 1984. The act enlisted the help of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in combating drug trafficking in two areas: the certification of airmen, and the registration of aircraft. The act was not designed to empower the FAA with law enforcement duties, but instead was designed to make it more difficult and costly for drug traffickers to operate, thus deterring drug trafficking using aircraft. This article discusses the legal content of the act, the goals of this legislation, its implementation and effectiveness in deterring the trafficking of controlled substances, and its consequences for subsequent legislation.
Recommended Citation
Agnich, Laura E..
2011.
"Aviation Drug-Trafficking Control Act."
Encyclopedia of Drug Policy, Mark A.R. Kleiman and James E. Hawdon (Ed.), 1: 78 Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
doi: 10.4135/9781412976961.n31 isbn: 9781412976961
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/crimjust-criminology-facpubs/28
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