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# 									Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs: Jordan Summary							

Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs

Jordan has long been a critical partner supporting key U.S. regional policy goals in the Middle East and helping to promote regional security and stability.  Jordan has been affected by a dramatic increase in illegal drugs trafficked into and through the Kingdom.  Jordan’s professional and capable security forces, independent and professional judiciary, and commitment to the rule of law have helped it respond to the recent rise in drug trafficking.  However, Jordanian institutions would benefit from strengthening their capacity to combat drug trafficking.  Potential areas for development include effectively investigating, interdicting and disrupting, and prosecuting drug trafficking networks and their leadership.  

## **INL Programming**

The bilateral INL program, established in 2022, directly supports U.S. Mission Jordan’s Integrated Country Strategy goal to enhance domestic and regional security, as well as the INL Bureau’s goal of reducing illicit drug markets and transnational crime.  Current programming is primarily geared towards improving the capacity of Jordanian police to conduct complex criminal case investigations against transnational drug traffickers.  INL works with Jordanian agencies to institute drug demand reduction programs.  Separately, INL will provide support to Jordan’s corrections sector to increase the capabilities of correction officials to bring them in line with best international practices. 

## **Goals**

        - Jordanian law enforcement officials can conduct complex criminal investigations which will allow them to identify, disrupt, and ultimately dismantle transnational criminal networks trafficking drugs into and through Jordan, thus limiting the supply of illegal drugs.
        - The demand for illegal drugs by drug users in Jordan is reduced, thereby reducing a revenue stream of malign actors.
        - Jordan decreases its prison population in line with the capacities of its prisons.
        - The capabilities of Jordanian correction officials and facilities are increased to be in line with international best practices. 

## **Accomplishments/Impact**

        - INL Amman’s first in-country training was held in October 2023; a U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration led counterdrug training delivered to representatives from the Jordanian interagency.
        - Participants from Jordan’s Corrections and Rehabilitation Centers Department participated in trainings in Morocco and in the United States. 
        - Participants from Jordan’s Anti-Narcotics Department, along with drug crime prosecutors, participated in a course on advanced investigations at ILEA Budapest.
        - UNODC was commissioned to conduct the first ever baseline study on drug use in Jordan.  This study will in turn be used for the establishment and execution of targeted drug awareness campaigns.   

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