Search Results:  Office of the Legal Adviser (DOS)  (9)

  • The United States Disrupts Beltran Leyva Organization’s Drug Trafficking Through Sanctions

    Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State

    In close coordination with the Government of Mexico and pursuant to President Biden’s National Drug Control Strategy , today the United States Governme

    Roles: Everyone: All Users

    Regions: Mexico , United States

    Topics: Combating Drugs and Crime, Energy, Global Health

  • United States Sanctions Sinaloa Cartel Fentanyl Traffickers and Colombian Clan del Golfo Leader

    Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State

    The United States is leading global efforts to stop the illicit manufacture and trafficking of fentanyl, a leading cause of death of people age 18 to 49 in the United States.  Today, we are taking action to target transnational criminals responsible for a significant portion of the illicit fentanyl, cocaine, and other deadly drugs trafficked into the United States.

    The United States is sanctioning ten individuals involved in the production of illicit dr

    Roles: Everyone: All Users

    Regions: Mexico , United Kingdom , United States

    Topics: Combating Drugs and Crime

  • United States Sanctions Three Sinaloa Cartel Fentanyl Traffickers

    Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State

    Today, as part of the United States whole-of-government strategy to tackle the nation’s overdose epidemic, and in close coordination with the Government of Mexico, the United States is designating three Sinaloa Cartel members involved in the illicit trafficking of fentanyl and other deadly drugs.

    Illicit production and trafficking of synthetic drugs pose a serious global health and security challenge and directly contribute to the U.S. opioid overdose e

    Roles: Everyone: All Users

    Regions: United States

    Topics: Combating Drugs and Crime, Global Health

  • Targeting Syrian and Lebanese Illicit Drug Traffickers

    Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State

    Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s family members and associates rely on the illicit drug trade to fund his regime’s violent oppression and abuse of the Syrian people.  Today, the United States is taking action, in coordination with the United Kingdom, by designating six of these individuals, and two entities owned by one of those individuals, for facilitating the production and export of the amphetamine-type stimulant known as Captagon in Syria and Lebanon.

    Roles: Everyone: All Users

    Regions: Syria , United Kingdom , United States

    Topics: Combating Drugs and Crime, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy

  • Sanctioning Individuals in Bosnia and Herzegovina for Corruption, Destabilizing Activity, and Drug Proliferation

    Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State

    As the United States continues to support reform, we are also promoting accountability for the actions of those undermining democratic institutions and furthering their agenda for political and personal gain at the expense of peace and stability in the Western Balkans.

    Ethnonationalist political parties continue to undermine democratic institutions in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), engage in corrupt behavior, and violate the Dayton Peace Agreement (DPA)

    Roles: Everyone: All Users

    Regions: United Kingdom , United States

    Topics: Combating Drugs and Crime

  • Remarks at a Joint Press Availability

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