Drug traffickers are increasingly using Caribbean routes — through Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and surrounding waters — to move narcotics into the United States. This bill requires the Office of National Drug Control Policy to develop a specific Caribbean border counternarcotics strategy that spells out how federal agencies will work together to stop drug smuggling through the region, including through ports, between ports of entry, and across air and sea approaches. It also requires a focused plan for Puerto Rico and the USVI, including ways to reduce drug-related violent crime on both islands.
Congressional Summary
Caribbean Border Counternarcotics Strategy Act This bill provides statutory authority for the requirement for the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) to include a Caribbean Border Counternarcotics Strategy in its National Drug Control Strategy. This strategy must include measures for preventing the illegal trafficking of drugs through the Caribbean region into the United States, including measures to combat drug trafficking and drug-related violent crime in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The bill also revises ONDCP's authorization to (1) add definitions for state and for United States to specify that its authorization includes U.S. territories and possessions, and (2) revise the definition for supply reduction to ensure that the National Drug Control Strategy includes efforts to disrupt the financial networks of drug trafficking organizations.
Details
- Congress
- 119th
- Chamber
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Action Date
- Date Added
- 2026-04-02