2023-09-16 00:09:00
China also appears on the list for the manufacture in the Asian country of precursor chemicals for fentanyl, a powerful synthetic opioid.
The president of the United States, Joe Biden, included El Salvador this Friday on the list of countries with the largest production and transit of drugs.
China also appears on the list for the manufacture in the Asian country of precursor chemicals for fentanyl, a powerful synthetic opioid.
In a memorandum sent to Congress, Biden also accused Bolivia and Venezuela of having failed to comply with their international obligations to combat drug trafficking, and warned that cocaine production in Colombia remains too high.
The list of countries with the highest production and transit of narcotics prepared this year by Washington is made up of Afghanistan, Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia, Burma, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, India , Jamaica, Laos, Mexico, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Panama, Peru and Venezuela.
Biden in charge of the list
The president of the United States has to send this list to Congress every year to determine the budget dedicated to fighting drug trafficking.
Biden added China to the list following the law was modified to include countries where chemicals used in the production of synthetic drugs are manufactured.
“The United States strongly urges China and other countries that are producers of these chemicals to strengthen supply chains and prevent their trafficking,” the president said in the document.
According to Washington, Mexican cartels manufacture fentanyl through cosmetic products purchased legally in China and then traffic it to the United States, where this substance has caused the worst opioid crisis in history.
In the memorandum, Biden once more included Bolivia, Venezuela and Burma on the list of countries that have failed to comply with their obligations in international agreements once morest drug trafficking over the last year.
However, he classified the United States’ anti-drug programs aimed at those countries as “vital” in order to prevent Congress from cutting their budget.
On the other hand, the president removed Afghanistan from this category following the Taliban made “progress” in reducing poppy crops, used to produce heroin.
Although Colombia was not classified, Biden warned that “illicit coca crops and cocaine production remain at historically high levels.”
For this reason, he urged the Government of Gustavo Petro to “prioritize efforts to expand its presence in coca-producing regions and achieve sustainable progress once morest criminal organizations.”
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