Trump criticizes Canada over drugs but leaves it off list of drug-producing countries
The FY2027 determination names 23 countries and says inclusion does not necessarily reflect a government’s current counternarcotics efforts.
- 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 the country from the list.
- The United States designates nations based on geographic, commercial, and economic factors rather than solely evaluating current government counternarcotics efforts. Inclusion on the list 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 highlighted India's opium poppy management and cited China's role producing precursor chemicals.
- Separately, four countries—Afghanistan, Bolivia, Burma, and Colombia—were designated as having 'failed demonstrably' during the previous 12 months to meet counternarcotics obligations. 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 and substances.
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Trump praises India's opium crackdown, urges China to tighten drug controls
Trump welcomed India’s efforts to address illicit opium poppy cultivation and bolster supply-chain integrity, while urging China to tighten controls on precursor chemicals used to produce fentanyl, methamphetamine and other synthetic drugs.
The Economic Times
Times of IndiaUS names India, China, Pakistan among drug transit, illicit drug-producing nations for FY27
The United States has designated India, China, and Pakistan as major drug producing or transit countries. This presidential determination covers twenty-three nations for fiscal year twenty twenty-seven. Afghanistan, Bolivia, Burma, and Colombia were separately identified for failing counternarcotics obligations. Inclusion on the list considers geographic and economic factors for drug production and transport. This designation does not necessaril…
The Toronto Star
Trump criticizes Canada over drugs but leaves it off list of drug-producing countries
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump is again accusing Canada of not doing enough to clamp down on drugs but did not include it in a list of major drug-producing
Trump welcomes PM Modi's efforts against opium as India among US' list of ‘major illicit drug producing countries’
Along with India, Pakistan and China are also among the countries that the US has deemed as “major drug transit or major illicit drug producing” nations.
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