The bureau manages the Department of State's
Narcotics Rewards Program and Transnational Organized Crime Rewards Program in close coordination with the
Department of Justice,
Department of Homeland Security,
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA),
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and other interested U.S. agencies. INL is not a law enforcement organization but it specializes in managing large law enforcement training programs, e.g. in
Afghanistan,
Colombia, and
Iraq. The Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs,
Office of Aviation (INL/A), is the aviation service provider in support of counter-narcotics, law enforcement, and overseas missions operations. The Bureau has more than 200 fixed wing and rotary wing aircraf (including
OV-10,
AT-802 and
C-27 planes and
Hueys,
Blackhawk and
K-Max helicopters) involved in INL counter-narcotics aviation programs in
Colombia,
Peru,
Bolivia,
Guatemala,
Pakistan,
Costa Rica, and
Afghanistan. About half of the aircraft are operating from Colombia and the rest are in Bolivia, Peru, Pakistan and Afghanistan. Actual operations and support were provided by
DynCorp International, until 2017 when
AAR Government Services took over the WASS (Worldwide Aviation Support Services) contract. INL operations focused on dismantling
fentanyl supply chains in Mexico were shut down in February 2025 due to budget cuts by the
Trump administration. In addition, INL has supported maritime interdictions in
Ecuador, resulting in multiple vessel seizures, large-scale cocaine confiscations, and numerous arrests of drug traffickers. ==See also==