Colombian Drug Threat
Counter-Narcotics Efforts and U.S. Assistance
For more than two decades, the United States has supported Colombia’s efforts to reduce drug-trafficking activities and to stem the flow of illegal drugs into the United States. The U.S. National Drug Control Strategy calls for a 15 percent reduction in the net flow of illegal drugs from source countries, including Colombia, by 2002. The United States hopes to achieve this by assisting Colombia in its efforts to (1) reduce and dismantle drug-trafficking organizations; (2) reduce the availability of drugs through enforcement efforts and the eradication of crops; and (3) strengthen Colombian institutions that support a full range of counter-narcotics…
