Major Drug Transit Countries

Major Drug Transit Countries

Major Drug Transit or Illicit Drug Producing Countries in 2011

United States views on international law (based on the document “Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law”): On September 15, 2011, President Obama issued Presidential Determination 2011-16, “Memorandum for the Secretary of State: Presidential Determination on Major Drug Transit or Major Illicit Drug Producing Countries for Fiscal Year 2012.” Daily Comp. Pres. Docs., 2011 DCPD No. 00640, pp. 1–3. In this annual determination, the President named Afghanistan, The Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia, Burma, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, India, Jamaica, Laos, Mexico, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela as countries meeting the definition of a major drug transit or major illicit drug producing country. A country's presence on the “Majors List” is not necessarily an adverse reflection of its government's counternarcotics efforts or level of cooperation with the United States. Belize and El Salvador were added to the list in 2011. The President designated Bolivia, Burma, and Venezuela as countries that have failed demonstrably to adhere to their international obligations in fighting narcotrafficking. Simultaneously, the President determined that “support for programs to aid Bolivia and Venezuela are vital to the national interests of the United States,” thus ensuring that such U.S. assistance would not be restricted during fiscal year 2012 by virtue of § 706(3) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003, Pub. L. No. 107-228, 116 Stat. 1424. As a result of the President's designations, Burma remained ineligible during fiscal year 2012 for most types of U.S. assistance.

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See Also

  • International Criminal Law
  • International Crimes
  • Narcotrafficking

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