Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs
The Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL), headed by Assistant Secretary David T. Johnson, advises the President, Secretary of State, other bureaus in the Department of State, and other departments and agencies within the U.S. Government on the development of policies and programs to combat international narcotics and crime. INL programs support two of the Department's strategic goals: (1) to reduce the entry of illegal drugs into the United States; and (2) to minimize the impact of international crime on the United States and its citizens. Counternarcotics and anticrime programs also complement the war on terrorism, both directly and indirectly, by promoting modernization of and supporting operations by foreign criminal justice systems and law enforcement agencies charged with the counter-terrorism mission.
Major INL Publications
- International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR)
- Narcotics Certification Process
- Program and Budget Guide
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Secretary Clinton Travels to Mexico; Discusses Merida Initiative
Secretary Clinton (Mar. 25): "With bold leadership from President Calderon, we are working together to provide the people of our nations with the security they deserve. Under the Merida Initiative, a program conceived by Mexico and embraced by the United States, we have now committed hundreds of millions of dollars to training and equipping Mexican law enforcement, and strengthening Mexico’s judicial system and democratic institutions." Full Text | More Trip Information
Target of the Month: Luis Albeiro Pena-Pena
Also Known As: “B Supervisor,” “B hijodel Zapatero,” “B Senor de lasTunas,” “B Mono de Antioquia” | Date of Birth: May 10, 1966 | Place of Birth: Tameasj Antioquia, Colombia | Nationality: Colombian | Hair: Brown | Eyes: Brown | City and State of Last Known Residence: Medellin, Colombia.
Luis Pena-Pena is the head of a well-organized money laundering and drug trafficking organization based in Colombia with different cells throughout the Lesser Antilles and the Caribbean. Learn More | Find Others
Threat Convergence: Subversion, Destabilization and Insecurity
Director David Luna spoke at the George Mason University, School of Public Policy. Full Text
Letter of Agreement with Nicaragua Signed
U.S. Ambassador to Nicaragua Robert J. Callahan signed an agreement with the Government of Nicaragua implementing the Merida Initiative. Full Text
Mexican Corrections Instructors Graduate from New Mexico Training Academy
The first class of 24 federal correctional instructors from Mexico graduates from the New Mexico Corrections Department’s (NMCD) Training Academy in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Full Text
Anti-Crime Efforts
Deputy Assistant Secretary Elizabeth Verville delivered the opening statement to the 18th Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice. Full Text
The Merida Initiative
INL Assistant Secretary Johnson delivered remarks before the Tucson Committee on Foreign Relations. Full Text
Good Performers Initiative Award
The award is designated for development projects in Balkh in recognition of that province’s success in eliminating opium poppy cultivation in 2008. Full Text
Study Tour for Afghanistan Women Drug Abuse Treatment Counselors
The State Department is sponsoring a study tour for 12 professionals in the area of substance abuse from Afghanistan and Kenya. Full Text
Guns, Drugs and Violence: The Merida Initiative and the Challenge in Mexico
INL Assistant Secretary Johnson and Deputy Assistant Secretary Jacobson testified before the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
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