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Federal officials and medical professionals testified on the opioid epidemic and the federal response to the drug Fentanyl. The hearing focused on the connection between opioid drug prescrip…

Former Ambassador William Brownfield testified on the threat of transnational organized crime to U.S. and global security. He talked about U.S. efforts against drug trafficking, human traffi…

At the daily State Department briefing, John Kirby addressed an internal memo in which 51 State Department officials urged a more aggressive stance on Syria. Mr. Kirby said a dissent channel…

Panelists talked about U.S. drug policy at home and abroad. Michael Botticelli, acting director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, and William Brownfield, assistant s…

State Department officials testified at a hearing on U.S.-Mexico security and trade cooperation. Topics included the high rates of weapons smuggled from the U.S. to Mexico, and drug traffick…

Drug enforcement officials testified on the illegal drug trade in Afghanistan and the future of counternarcotics efforts as U.S. military forces continued to withdraw from the country. Afgha…

State Department officials and private sector experts testified on drug trafficking and crime in Mexico and Central America. They focused on the Merida Initiative, a drug and crime preventio…

U.S. narcotics officials testified on the increasing incidence of drug trafficking and violence in Jamaica, Haiti, the Bahamas and Dominican Republic. Among the topics they addressed were th…

House Foreign Affairs and Homeland Security Subcommittees held a joint hearing on U.S. policy toward Mexican and Central American criminal organizations. The hearing focused on the Merida In…

Witnesses testified about current trends and security challenges facing the Western Hemisphere and priorities for U.S. security assistance and policy, including a focus on the Iranian plot t…

William Brownfield spoke about security challenges and drug-related violence in Central America. He said that more than 95 percent of all illicit drugs that enter North America from South Am…