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Congressman Dennis Cardoza
18th Congressional District of California
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CARDOZA MEASURE ESTABLISHING ‘GLOBAL METH |
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Cardoza-Sponsored Amendment to Office of Natl. Drug Policy Reauthorization Bill Provides $1 million in Funding for International |
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| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 9, 2006 |
CONTACT: John Bray (202) 226-4637 |
| WASHINGTON – Washington, D.C. –An amendment introduced by Rep. Dennis Cardoza (D-Merced) authorizing $1 million in funding for an International Summit on the methamphetamine epidemic was included in the Office of National Drug Policy Reauthorization Bill (H.R. 2829) that passed that House today. Cardoza, who introduced the measure along with Reps. Brian Baird (D-Wash) and Darlene Hooley (D-Ore), hailed its passage as an important step towards establishing a coordinated international strategy for combating methamphetamine. The amendment mirrors a bill (H.Res 566) that was previously introduced by Cardoza. “While the international effort to fight the production and trafficking of meth has made progress, we need a coordinated global strategy to curb the terrible damage caused by this drug,” said Cardoza. “A global summit will improve efforts to disrupt meth production and trafficking, before it reaches our shores.” As local law enforcement has become more efficient and aggressive in shutting down harmful domestic meth labs, international traffickers are filling the local demand by importing finished product from outside the country. According to the International Narcotics Control Board, methamphetamine production is "spreading throughout the world at an alarming rate" as traffickers tap new overseas sources of ephedrine and pseudoephedrine, meth's necessary ingredients. (Source: The amendment directs the Office of National Drug Control Policy to convene the summit within one year of enactment. Specifically, the summit would address:
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