Potential Rise in Illicit Narcotics Trafficking after NAFTA

On October 5, 1993, during hearings in Congress on the reauthorization of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, U.S. Drug Czar Lee Brown asked about NAFTA’s impact on illicit drug trafficking. Members of the Congressional Black Caucus told him they were concerned NAFTA would result in a large increase in drug shipments over the Mexican border would receive few checkpoints and fewer cargo inspection…[more]