US Extends National Emergency for Colombia Narcotics Trafficking
The U.S. is extending a national emergency on narcotics trafficking from Colombia, President Barack Obama told House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, in an Oct. 19 letter (here). That national emergency will stay in effect through Oct. 21, 2016, said the…
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letter, released by the White House. “The actions of significant narcotics traffickers centered in Colombia continue to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States,” said Obama. The Treasury Department has steadily dropped Colombian individuals and entities, accused of involvement in trafficking, from the Specially Designated Nationals list over recent months (see 1510160013).