While all three counternarcotics pillars (eradication, interdiction and alternative development) are critical to combating cocaine production and trafficking, the GOB's permissive coca cultivation policy undercuts one of the three pillars. Bolivia's porous borders, weak institutions, history of political exclusion, endemic poverty and a succession of short-lived governments has created fertile conditions for regional terrorist organizations, narcotics traffickers, diverse criminal interests and trafficking in persons. Increase the GOB's institutional capability to identify, prevent, and prosecute cases of trafficking in persons while increasing public awareness of the threat of trafficking to vulnerable populations in Bolivia.īolivia's Counternarcotics Program advances the Secretary's Transformational Diplomacy Peace and Security objective by funding counternarcotics projects designed to reduce the flow of illegal narcotics and precursors in Bolivia, encourage coca control, and support initiatives to explain the dangers of excess coca production, drug production, and consumption to Bolivian society. This will reduce actual drug use in Bolivia and rehabilitate those afflicted by drug addiction. Strengthen the ministerial National Drug Prevention Coordinating Council (CONALTID) that coordinates the GOB's anti-drug strategy, develop the coordination and policy development capacity of the Vice Ministries of Social Defense and Integrated Development and Coca help the GOB develop and implement its social communication policies related to counternarcotics activities and form a national demand reduction network within civil society. USG assistance in these areas will allow the Bolivian Special Counternarcotics Police (FELCN) to interdict at least 16 percent of Bolivia's potential cocaine production and reduce the amount of hectares of coca in the country as established by Law 1008, beginning with 5,000 until reaching the goal of 8,000 hectares annually. Increase the GOB's institutional capability to interdict narcotics and precursors produced within or transiting through Bolivia, and its ability to control the marketing of legal coca and to eradicate illicit coca. Program Objectives and Performance IndicatorsĬounternarcotics assistance to the Government of Bolivia (GOB) in FY 2008 will focus on continuing to fortify law enforcement cooperation and strengthen law enforcement capability in areas such as interdiction, building local support for coca control and eradication, and highlighting the damage to Bolivian society and Bolivia's neighbors caused by increased coca cultivation, cocaine, and human trafficking. AD and AOJ funding will fall under the ESF Account from FY 2008 onward, which for FY08 totals $17 million. *FY 2008 is the first year that funding for Alternative Development (AD) and Administration of Justice (AOJ) is not included in the ACI Account. Western Hemisphere (Latin America, the Caribbean, Canada).Near East (northern Africa, Middle East).

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