Trump criticizes Canada over drugs but leaves it off list of drug-producing countries
Trump said Canada and Mexico must do more against fentanyl, while the State Department list names 23 major drug-transit or producing countries.
- President Donald Trump released the FY2027 counterdrug determination, identifying 23 countries as major drug transit or producing nations. Trump criticized Canada's drug enforcement but excluded it from the list.
- The United States designates nations based on geographic, commercial, and economic factors that enable drug production or transport, rather than solely evaluating current counternarcotics efforts. Inclusion does not necessarily indicate a government is failing to combat trafficking.
- Trump welcomed Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum's efforts to shut down labs, though he noted Mexico needs to do more. The determination also cites India's opium poppy cultivation management and China's role in producing precursor chemicals.
- Separately, four countries—Afghanistan, Bolivia, Burma, and Colombia—were designated as having 'failed demonstrably' to meet counternarcotics obligations over the previous 12 months. Assistance to these nations remains vital to national interests.
- Washington looks forward to continuing cooperation with New Delhi through the US-India Drug Policy Framework. Officials urged Beijing to take more aggressive action, including scheduling additional chemical precursors sought by the United States.
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The US has named India, China and Pakistan among 23 nations identified as major drug transit or illicit drug producing countries. Trump urged global leaders to tackle narcotics trafficking despite existing efforts.
U.S. President Donald Trump once again accused Canada of not doing enough to fight drug trafficking, but he did not include it in the list of major drug-producing countries published on Wednesday.
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