Press release announcing decision to reduce federal sentencing guideline levels for drug trafficking at the base level and apply the reduced sentences retroactively to those in prison. The reductions would become effective after November 1, 2015. From the U.S. Sentencing Commission
http://www.unodc.org/documents/wdr2014/World_Drug_Report_2014_web.pdf
Annual overview of major developments in drug markets for various drug categories. Includes recent statistics and trend analysis of global illicit drug markets and tables on drug cultivation, production and eradication. From the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
http://fas.org/sgp/crs/row/R43616.pdf
Examines current political, economic, social, and human rights conditions in El Salvador. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists.
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/homesec/R43583.pdf
Discusses law enforcement task forces and intelligence information sharing centers that respond to federal counterdrug and counterterrorism priorities in the Southwest border region and how coordination among efforts is achieved. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists
Response of the British government to questions raised about this topic by Parliament. Affirms support for efforts by the European Union and the United Nations to control drug trafficking and terrorism in the Western Sahel-Sahara region, Algeria, Nigeria and Mali. Parliamentary Command Paper Cm 8861
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/R43540.pdf
Finds that the drug problem in Afghanistan, the world’s primary source of opium poppy cultivation and opium and heroin production, is worsening. This report describes key U.S. counternarcotics programs in the country in the context of the 2014 transition. The appendix contains historical tables on trends in Afghan drug cultivation, production, and trafficking. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/RL33456.pdf
Describes current political and economic situation of Brazil and recent strains in Brazil-U.S. relations due to alleged National Security Agency activities inside Brazil. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/R43239.pdf
Analyzes the economic and political situation in Venezuela since the death of Chavez, and the country’s foreign policy orientation. Also examines key issues between the U.S. and Venezuela.
From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists