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The Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL), headed by Assistant Secretary William R. Brownfield, advises the President, Secretary of State, other bureaus in the Department of State, and other departments and agencies within the U.S. Government on the development of policies and programs to combat international narcotics and crime. INL programs support two of the Department's strategic goals: (1) to reduce the entry of illegal drugs into the United States; and (2) to minimize the impact of international crime on the United States and its citizens. Counternarcotics and anticrime programs also complement counterterrorism efforts, both directly and indirectly, by promoting modernization of and supporting operations by foreign criminal justice systems and law enforcement agencies charged with the counter-terrorism mission.
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The INL Beat Newsletter: January 2013
Focus on the Caribbean
![Date: December 2012 Description: Assistant Secretary Brownfield throws out the first pitch at an INL-supported youth event in the Dominican Republic. - State Dept Image Date: December 2012 Description: Assistant Secretary Brownfield throws out the first pitch at an INL-supported youth event in the Dominican Republic. - State Dept Image](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130227103205im_/http://www.state.gov/img/13/52365/Article_1_teaser_CBSI_68_1.jpg)
Recent trips to the Dominican Republic, Trinidad and Tobago, and Miami have highlighted the support INL provides under the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative (CBSI) to enhance law enforcement programs. Through CBSI, the United States, CARICOM member nations, and the Dominican Republic are improving citizen safety throughout the Caribbean by working together to substantially reduce illicit trafficking, increase public safety and security, and promote social justice.
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New Rewards Program Confronts Transnational Crime
![Date: 01/15/2013 Description: President Obama signed a new law on January 15, 2013 that authorizes the Secretary of State to offer monetary rewards for information that helps to bring to justice individuals involved in transnational organized crime and foreign nationals accused of war crimes. - State Dept Image Date: 01/15/2013 Description: President Obama signed a new law on January 15, 2013 that authorizes the Secretary of State to offer monetary rewards for information that helps to bring to justice individuals involved in transnational organized crime and foreign nationals accused of war crimes. - State Dept Image](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130227103205im_/http://www.state.gov/img/13/52368/Article_2_Photo_1_Crime_Bill_120_1.jpg)
President Obama signed a new law on January 15, 2013 that authorizes the Secretary of State to offer monetary rewards for information that helps to bring to justice individuals involved in transnational organized crime and foreign nationals accused of war crimes.
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Hollywood Tips for Tajik TV Cop Shows
![Date: September 2012 Description: As part of their tour, the Tajik officers visited the editing room of the TV drama, Criminal Minds.. - State Dept Image Date: September 2012 DescriptionAs part of their tour, the Tajik officers visited the editing room of the TV drama, Criminal Minds.- State Dept Image](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130227103205im_/http://www.state.gov/img/13/52369/article_3_teaser_Tajik_better_120_1.jpg)
INL teamed with the FBI to introduce Tajik law enforcement public affairs specialists to U.S. best practices for interacting with the media and civil society. A key aspect to the U.S. model is our innovative partnerships between law enforcement and the entertainment industry, and the highlight of the program was a weeklong visit to Los Angeles, California. The visit showed the Tajik participants the advantages transparency and media engagement could have for both their law enforcement efforts and their agencies’ reputations.
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