Increase foreign political will through the annual Narcotics Certification process and other means. Build multilateral alliances and develop institutional capabilities of governments and multilateral organizations to combat all aspects of illicit drug production, trafficking and abuse. State provides policy definition and funds projects for institutional development. State provides policy guidance, diplomatic support to law enforcement agencies, including coordination with overseas Missions, and funding for assistance to foreign drug enforcement institutions. State provides policy coordination and diplomatic contact with foreign governments in interdiction transit zones, and promotes policies in multilateral drug agencies compatible with interdiction goals.
State provides policy guidance to, and coordination with, intelligence and other agencies.
In order to reduce the entry of illegal drugs into the United States, it is necessary to reduce foreign production. The supply of illegal narcotics from abroad responds to demand from the United States. Although foreign governments have an interest in counternarcotics cooperation with the United States, limited institutional capacity, along with social, political, and economic factors including corruption will remain major constraints. The Western Hemisphere will remain the major foreign source of illegal drugs, with the Mexican-U.S. border and Puerto Rico the major entry points. USG estimates of foreign cultivation of coca, opium, and marijuana.