Archive · 19 Sep 2025
Trump Names 23 Nations as Major Drug Transit or Producers
President Trump identified 23 countries, including China, Afghanistan, India, and Pakistan, as places where a lot of drugs are made or pass through.
This is because the US is trying to fight against the illegal drug trade.
Some countries, like Afghanistan, Bolivia, and Colombia, are criticized for not doing enough to stop drugs.
The US says China is a major source of chemicals used to make drugs.
The US said that the drug trade in Afghanistan helps fund criminal groups and terrorists.
President Trump listed 23 countries as major drug transit or producers.
The countries are considered threats to the U.S. due to drug production and trafficking.
Five countries were listed as failing to make enough effort in counternarcotics.
China is identified as a major source of precursor chemicals.
The drug trade in Afghanistan is alleged to fund criminal groups and terrorists.
- Who
- President Trump
- What
- Named 23 countries as major drug transit or illicit drug producing nations
- When
- Recently
- Where
- United States
- Why
- To address the threat posed by the illegal drug trade
- Listing Authority
- President Donald Trump
- Number of Countries Listed
- 23
- Countries Listed
- China, Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, the Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia, Burma, Colombia, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Laos, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela
- Countries Failing Efforts
- Afghanistan, Bolivia, Burma, Colombia, and Venezuela
Sources
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