Enlist the private sector and NGOs to control contraband, financial and information crime, and corruption. Build international understanding of U.S. policies on crime. Criminal organizations will continue to expand and globalize, and the United States will remain a principal target of their activities. Criminal organizations will strive to maintain a technological edge and use corruption to obtain advantages over law enforcement agencies and governments. Crime statistics and intelligence estimates indicating extent of domestic criminal activity linked to international criminal groups.
Most illegal drugs consumed in the United States come from abroad.
Reduction of this foreign supply must complement efforts to reduce drug use and its harmful consequences in the United States and elsewhere. As with other forms of crime, narcotics trafficking can affect other U.S. interests through the impact of corruption on political stability and security in some countries, or providing finance for terrorism. Use crop eradication, information programs, and other methods to significantly reduce cultivation of coca, opium, and marijuana, particularly when destined for the United States. Limit illegal production of methamphetamine and other drugs and pharmaceuticals. Set specific targets for reducing or eliminating worldwide the cultivation, production, and commercial-scale trafficking of illicit drugs.