WHEREAS, the National Drug Intelligence Centers 2009 National Drug Threat Assessment reports historic disruptions in the cocaine markets as a result of cumulative law enforcement progress in Colombia, Mexico, along the Southwest Border of the United States, and throughout the transit zone which is composed of the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico, and the eastern Pacific Ocean; and

WHEREAS, international counter-drug partnerships, such as those with the Governments of Colombia and Mexico, have led to the successful interdiction of countless drug shipments and the disruption of significant drug trafficking organizations; and

WHEREAS, in the United States, the combined efforts of federal, state, local and tribal law enforcement agencies have yielded significant results in the interdiction of illegal drugs and seizure of drug-related assets; and

WHEREAS, the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime reported that global production of cocaine declined during 2008, with similarly declining purity, increasing prices and decreased consumption in the United States and Europe; and

WHEREAS, current workforce drug testing data indicates that positive drug tests for cocaine declined by 38 percent from June 2006 to June 2008; and

WHEREAS, the members of the IACP recognize the importance of domestic and international drug law enforcement efforts as part of an overall strategy to reduce drug demand and dependency in the United States; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, that the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) duly assembled at its 116th Annual Conference in Denver, Colorado, recognizes the substantial positive impact that efforts by federal, state, local and tribal law enforcement authorities, along with their international counterparts, have had on the demand for and supply of cocaine within the United States; and be it

FURTHER RESOLVED, that the IACP strongly supports law enforcements continued, vigorous, relentless pursuit of drug trafficking organizations; the further strengthening of domestic and international laws that prohibit the distribution and production of schedule I controlled substances, and the full funding of law enforcement initiatives which are an essential part of a global drug abuse strategy.

Submitted by: Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Committee

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