U.S. Designates Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands as High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area to Increase Interdiction and Cooperation with Caribbean

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Thursday, December 1, 1994
Author: 
Bruce Zagaris
Volume: 
10
Issue: 
12
469
Abstract: 
On November 2, 1994, Dr. Lee P. Brown, Director, White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, announced the designation of the Puerto Rico/U.S. Virgin Islands High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) as part of the U.S. strategy to interdict drugs entering the U.S. and to strengthen its cooperation with countries in the region...(more)