WHEREAS, the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) recognizes drug trafficking as a global problem where jurisdictional divisions remain unacknowledged by criminals, and that there is a need for law enforcement to create an environment where drug traffickers have no safe havens; and

WHEREAS, the value of analyzed information, known as intelligence, is in the act of sharing rather than mere possession; therefore, it is essential for intelligence to be shared among law enforcement entities in a seamless continuum; and

WHEREAS, it is well-accepted that cooperation provides for better information sharing and a more efficient use of resources in the critical process of attacking drug organizations; and various law enforcement sharing centers (i.e., El Paso Intelligence Center, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, National Drug Intelligence Center, and the Regional Information Sharing System) and information sharing programs support improving coordination and eliminating unnecessary duplication as part of their individual missions; and

WHEREAS, drug intelligence may be shared more efficiently through greater use of technology and information sharing programs; and the interoperability allowed through greater access to national centers and databases must include the basic tenets of broad, time-sensitive access with secure links and multi-agency drug intelligence training programs to ensure the most effective use of the information gained; now therefore be it

RESOLVED, the International Association of Chiefs of Police duly assembled at its 107th Annual Conference in San Diego, California, recognizes the General Counterdrug Intelligence Plan (GCIP), as providing a framework for a U.S. national interoperability and intelligence sharing process and the Counterdrug Intelligence Executive Secretariat and Counterdrug Intelligence Coordinating Group, designated to implement the plan, and the IACP stands firmly behind this multi-agency effort; and be it

FURTHER RESOLVED, that recognizing the need to plan for the future, the members of the IACP will collaborate with one another to unite in vision and strategy; to examine resource requirements for information sharing initiatives; and, where possible, to provide assistance in obtaining said resources; and be strongly exhorted to participate in a wide variety of multi-agency information sharing initiatives which will contribute to the overall ability of law enforcement to predict trends, initiate countermeasures, and achieve drug law enforcement goals.