US To Spend $83 Million in Central America to Combat Drug Trafficking
(Panama-Guide) The Government of the United States will be spending more than $83 million dollars in Central America in fiscal year 2010 to fight drug trafficking. From H. R. 3081, "Making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes." This bill, which has been passed by the house and is on the calender in the Senate, contains the following: "Assistance for the Countries of Central America- Of the funds appropriated under the headings `International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement', and `Foreign Military Financing Program', $83,000,000 may be made available for assistance for the countries of Central America only to combat drug trafficking and related violence and organized crime, and for judicial reform, institution building, anti-corruption, rule of law activities, and maritime security."
