U.S. Government
Wednesday, February 11, 2009 - 00:00
The Organization of American States (OAS) on November 14, 1997, adopted the Inter-American Convention Against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, Ammunition, Explosives, and Other Related Materials (CIFTA by its Spanish acronym).
Wednesday, February 11, 2009 - 00:00
U.S. Sailors, Embassy Personnel Help Build, Re-build Panamanian Communities
Wednesday, February 11, 2009 - 00:00
During two-week medical exercise in Marcala, U.S. Army, Air Force, Navy and South Dakota State University medical professionals provided pediatric evaluations and health care education to families with no access to regular care.
Wednesday, February 11, 2009 - 00:00
The U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Belize, J.A. Diffily, signed a letter of agreement on February 9, 2009 with the Government of Belize implementing the Merida Initiative,
Tuesday, February 10, 2009 - 00:00
Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs
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<br />The success of Mexico’s anti-drug, anti-organized crime, and border security efforts remains critical to the U.S.’ pursuit of national drug control strategy and border security initiatives. With a 2,000-mile long land border with the U.S.
Tuesday, February 10, 2009 - 00:00
Fact Sheet
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<br />January 20, 2009
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<br />Argentina is a transshipment corridor for cocaine flowing from Bolivia, Peru and Colombia and a transit point for Colombian heroin destined for the east coast of the United States. Precursor chemicals produced by Argentina’s advanced chemical industry are subject to diversion.
Tuesday, February 10, 2009 - 00:00
Fact Sheet
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<br />January 20, 2009
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<br />Costa Rica’s location astride the Central American isthmus makes the country an attractive transshipment area for South American-produced cocaine and heroin destined primarily for the United States.
Tuesday, February 10, 2009 - 00:00
Fact Sheet
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<br />Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs
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<br />January 20, 2009
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<br />Guatemala is a major transit country for an estimated 400 metric tons per year of Colombian. It is also a producer of opium poppy. In the past few years the Government of Guatemalan (GOG) had little success in confronting the challenges posed by narcotics trafficking in Guatemala.
Tuesday, February 10, 2009 - 00:00
Fact Sheet
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<br />Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs
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<br />January 20, 2009
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<br />Honduras faces trafficking that exploits its remote Caribbean coast and the increase in the flow of pseudoephedrine and other precursor chemicals. There are reports that drug trafficking and other organized crime activities are directed from the prisons.
Tuesday, February 10, 2009 - 00:00
Fact Sheet
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<br />Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs
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<br />Washington, DC
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<br />January 20, 2009
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<br />Although not a drug-producing country, Nicaragua is a major transit country for drugs moving northward to the United States by land, sea, and air. Major trafficking routes are found on both coasts and drugs pass through the country on the Pan American Highway.