Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs

Photos from left to right: Men work in poppy field . Poppies contain opium, the key ingredient in heroin [© AP Image]; Lebanese Internal Security Forces cadets show off INL-provided civil disorder management equipment [U.S. Embassy Beirut Image]; President Obama greets a Mexican training program participant accompanied by Prime Minister Stephen Harper of Canada (middle, behind) and President Felipe Calderon of Mexico (right, behind) [© AP Image]
"The United States recognizes that the problems of drug and drug-related violence require a comprehensive solution. Democratic institutions in drug-producing regions must become stronger, more responsive, more inclusive, and more transparent."
--Assistant Secretary Johnson

Date: 01/10/2011 Description: Ambassador William R. Brownfield, Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs - State Dept Image

The Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL), headed by Assistant Secretary William R. Brownfield, 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 counterterrorism efforts, 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.

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Narcotics Rewards Program

Alejandro Trevino-Morales
Alejandro Trevino-MoralesAlejandro Trevino-Morales is a mid-level leader of the Los Zetas in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, allegedly responsible for several abductions/murders committed in Nuevo Laredo between 2005 and 2006 and the supply source for multi-kilogram loads of cocaine smuggled from Mexico to the United States. More Info» Find Others»

Jose Benito Cabrera Cuevas Jose Benito Cabrera Cuevas
Jose Benito Cabrera Cuevas, also known as "Fabian Ramirez," until 2004, was the FARC 14th Front Commander. He was killed during a Government of Colombia operation in November 2010. More Info»



Antonio Ezequiel Cardenas-Guillen
Date: 05/21/2009 Description: Antonio Ezequiel Cardenas-Guillen State Dept PhotoAntonio Ezequiel Cardenas-Guillen was believed to facilitate the planning, overseeing and directing of the drug trafficking and money collection activities in Matamoros, Mexico. He was killed during a firefight with the Mexican authorities in November 2010. More Info»


 


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