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U.S. Designation of Foreign “Drug Kingpins”

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 March 2017

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Contemporary Practice of the United States Relating to International Law
Copyright
Copyright © American Society of International Law 2000

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References

1 21 U.S.C.A. §§1901–1908 (West Supp. 2000); 8 U.S.C.A. §1182 (West Supp. 2000); see31 C.F.R. §§598.101–598.803 (2000). For background on the legislation, as well as a previous executive order relating to drug “kingpins” of Colombia, see Sean D. Murphy, Contemporary Practice of the United States, 94 AJIL 364 (2000).

2 21 U.S.C.A. §1903(b) (West Supp. 2000).

3 See Letter to Congressional Leaders Reporting on Sanctions Under the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act, 36 Weekly Comp. Pres. Doc. 1262 (June 5, 2000); Loeb, Vernon, U.S. Lists 12 Foreigners as Drug ‘Kingpins,’ Wash. Post, June 3, 2000, at A5 Google Scholar.

4 21 U.S.C.A. §1903(d) (West Supp. 2000).

5 Id. §1904.