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Page 23 - Mexican law in this report does not reflect our independent legal analysis but is based on interviews and secondary sources.
Page 4 - States or took adequate steps on their own to achieve full compliance during the previous year with the goals and objectives established by the 1988 United Nations Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances.
Page 31 - The Drug War: Observations on Counternarcotics Programs in Colombia and Peru (GAO/T-NSIAD-92-2. Oct 23. 1991).
Page 26 - Mr. Henry L. Hinton, Jr., Assistant Comptroller General, Sincerely, Bert T. Edwards National Security and International Affairs, US General Accounting Office.
Page 1 - United States Senate The Honorable Charles E. Grassley Chairman Caucus on International Narcotics Control United States Senate US government officials recognize that cutting off terrorists' funding is an important means of disrupting their operations.
Page 4 - ... involved in all aspects of the drug trade. According to DEA, several billion dollars flow into Colombia each year from the cocaine trade alone. This vast amount of drug money has made it possible for these organizations to gain unprecedented economic, political, and social power and influence.
Page 15 - Colombia's counter-narcotics effectiveness. For example, our report noted that according to the State Department, the US Customs Service and DEA personnel searched a Colombian Air Force aircraft in Florida and found 415 kilograms of cocaine and 6 kilograms of heroin in November 1998. Corruption also exists in countries...
Page 4 - Marxist guerrillas of the Colombian Revolutionary Armed Forces (FARC) and the National Liberation Army (ELN).
Page 27 - An analysis of the effectiveness of the role of the Department of Defense Coordinator for Drug Enforcement Policy and Support...
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