Drug Control
16 June 2008 Treasury Removes 60 Names from Narcotics Traffickers List The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) today removed from its list of Specially Designated Narcotics Traffickers 60 individuals who, since their designation, have severed ties with Colombia's notorious Cali drug cartel and are assisting Colombian authorities.
17 September 2007 Briefing on Release of Annual Report on the Major Illicit Drug Producing Countries for FY 2008 By Christy McCampbell, Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs.
14 September 2007 Memorandum for the Secretary of State: Presidential Determination on Major Drug Transit or Major Illicit Drug Producing Countries for Fiscal Year 2008.
07 Aug 2007 Why Not Legalize Opium in Afghanistan? Andrew Meyer and Vanessa Anderson from the US Embassy London, discuss the pros and cons of legalizing opium in Afghanistan.
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13 March 2007 U.S. Calls for Continued International Cooperation in Narcotics While praising the results of past international cooperation, the U.S. has called for continued, careful balancing of the legal availability of drugs for medical use and the prevention of drug abuse and narcotics trafficking.
21 September 2006 U.S., Europe Working Together To Combat Drug Trafficking Illicit drugs are a global menace, and the U.S. and Europe are working together to curb the increased flow of these drugs from South America to Europe, says Drug Enforcement Administration Chief of Operations Michael Braun.
18 September 2006 Burma, Venezuela "Failed Demonstrably" in Anti-drug Efforts An annual world survey of governments’ anti-drug efforts concludes that Burma and Venezuela have "failed demonstrably" to enact counternarcotics-trafficking strategies in keeping with international agreements, according to a determination issued by the White House.
27 June 2006 Afghan Opium Cultivation, Cannabis Use Top Illicit Drug Problems Opium cultivation in Afghanistan and the growth of cannabis use are the two dark spots in an otherwise positive report on the worldwide fight against drug abuse and illicit trafficking, according to a U.N. report released in Washington.
01 May 2006 World's Drug War Intertwined with Fighting Terrorist Groups The world's terrorist organizations often rely on the proceeds from drug trafficking to achieve their goals, says Michael Braun, chief of operations for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.
International Narcotics Control Strategy Reports
29 February 2008 Release of International Narcotics Control Strategy Report Briefing by Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and
Law Enforcement Affairs David T. Johnson on the Release of the 2008 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report
• The International Narcotics Control Strategy Report 2008
National Drug Control Strategy
February 2008 White House Issues 2008 National Drug Control Strategy The overarching goal of the President’s Strategy is to reduce drug use in America through a balanced approach that focuses on stopping use before it starts, healing America’s drug users, and disrupting the market for illegal drugs says the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP).
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Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
"DEA is the lead Federal agency in enforcing narcotics and controlled substance laws and regulations." The Administration maintains liaison with the United Nations, INTERPOL, and other organizations on matters relating to international narcotics control programs. It has offices throughout the United States and in 50 foreign countries.
Office of National Drug Control Policy
Domestic and international enforcement initiatives, with links to the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) Program, and the U.S. Department of Justice.
National Criminal Justice Reference Service
National Criminal Justice Reference Service performs in partnership with agencies of the U. S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, the Office of National Drug Control Policy and others as a federally funded resource offering justice and substance abuse information to support research, policy, and program development worldwide.
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