drug trafficking
Noun
Meaning
traffic in illegal drugs
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The drug trade does not function well with a strong state, or a healthy state. It tries to corrupt the police force, it tries to corrupt the judiciary, and the executive. And drug trafficking thrives in a weak state.
Under current law, there is no additional penalty for someone who enters the United States illegally and then commits either a crime of violence or a drug trafficking offense. They simply come under the same penalty as we have in current law.
We have not won the battle against drug trafficking.
The fight against drug trafficking by the Colombian government has been present, and the Americans themselves are the first to recognize that.
Colombia is applauded for the efforts that we continue to make to combat drug trafficking.
Drug trafficking and related criminal activities represent one of the most potent threats to democracy and stability.