title: Merida Initiative: Proposed U.S. Anticrime and Counterdrug Assistance for
 Mexico and Central America
creator: Cook, Colleen W.
creator: Seelke, Clare Ribando
publisher: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.
date: 2008-07-07
language: English
description: In October 2007, the United States and Mexico announced the Mérida
 Initiative, a multi-year proposal for $1.4 billion in U.S. assistance to
 Mexico and Central America aimed at combating drug trafficking, gangs, and
 organized crime. This report outlines the various appropriations and other
 foreign aid measures outlined in the Mérida Initiative and what future actions
 regarding this ongoing effort will include.
subject: Drug abuse
subject: Drug traffic
subject: Criminal justice
subject: Organized crime
subject: Gangs
subject: Drug policy
subject: Drug law enforcement - Supplemental appropriations
subject: Foreign aid
subject: American economic assistance in Latin America
coverage: Mexico
coverage: Haiti
coverage: Dominican Republic
type: Report
format: Text
identifier: crs: RS22837
identifier: local-cont-no: RS22837_2008Jul07
identifier: https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs10729/
identifier: ark: ark:/67531/metacrs10729