The InSight Take: US Drug Certification: Law Enforcement or Politics?
The InSight Take: US Drug Certification: Law Enforcement or Politics? Why did the United States remove Venezuela from its drug blacklist while Colombia and Bolivia remain on it? In this InSight Take, we unpack what Washington’s latest counternarcotics designations reveal about shifting cocaine routes, regional politics, and the Trump administration’s increasingly militarized approach to drug…
The United States recently removed Venezuela from its list of countries that fail to cooperate with US efforts to combat illegal drug trafficking. This change follows President Trump's administration arresting and removing former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, along with interim President Delcy Rodríguez taking office. The White House determined that these positive steps warranted the removal of Venezuela from the list, despite the country's ongoing role in drug trafficking in the region.
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