United States Department of State Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs International Narcotics Control Strategy Report Volume I Drug and Chemical Control March 2018 INCSR 2018 Volume 1 Table of Contents Table of Contents Common Abbreviations .......................................................................................................................................... iii International Agreements .......................................................................................................................................... v INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................................................... 1 Legislative Basis for the INCSR ............................................................................................................................... 2 Presidential Determination ........................................................................................................................................ 7 Policy and Program Developments .......................................................................................................................... 13 Overview ................................................................................................................................................................. 14 Methodology for U.S. Government Estimates of Illegal Drug Production ............................................................. 21 Parties to UN Conventions ...................................................................................................................................... 27 (with dates ratified/acceded) ................................................................................................................................... 27 USG Assistance .......................................................................................................................................................... 33 International Training .............................................................................................................................................. 35 Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) .............................................................................................................. 38 United States Coast Guard (USCG) ........................................................................................................................ 41 U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) ........................................................................................................... 43 Chemical Controls ..................................................................................................................................................... 46 Significant Illicit Drug Manufacturing Countries ................................................................................................... 73 Country Reports ........................................................................................................................................................ 91 Afghanistan ............................................................................................................................................................. 92 Albania .................................................................................................................................................................... 97 Algeria ................................................................................................................................................................... 100 Argentina ............................................................................................................................................................... 101 Armenia ................................................................................................................................................................. 103 Azerbaijan ............................................................................................................................................................. 104 The Bahamas ......................................................................................................................................................... 105 Belgium ................................................................................................................................................................. 109 Belize .................................................................................................................................................................... 110 Bolivia ................................................................................................................................................................... 115 Bosnia and Herzegovina ........................................................................................................................................ 120 Brazil ..................................................................................................................................................................... 121 Burma .................................................................................................................................................................... 124 Cabo Verde............................................................................................................................................................ 129 Canada ................................................................................................................................................................... 130 China ..................................................................................................................................................................... 133 Colombia ............................................................................................................................................................... 136 Costa Rica ............................................................................................................................................................. 141 Cuba ...................................................................................................................................................................... 146 Dominican Republic .............................................................................................................................................. 147 Dutch Caribbean .................................................................................................................................................... 151 Eastern Caribbean ................................................................................................................................................. 154 Ecuador ................................................................................................................................................................. 158 Egypt ..................................................................................................................................................................... 163 El Salvador ............................................................................................................................................................ 164 Georgia .................................................................................................................................................................. 168 Ghana .................................................................................................................................................................... 169 Guatemala ............................................................................................................................................................. 170 Guinea-Bissau ....................................................................................................................................................... 175 Guyana .................................................................................................................................................................. 176 i INCSR 2018 Volume 1 Table of Contents Haiti ....................................................................................................................................................................... 179 Honduras ............................................................................................................................................................... 184 India ...................................................................................................................................................................... 188 Indonesia ............................................................................................................................................................... 193 Iran ........................................................................................................................................................................ 196 Italy ....................................................................................................................................................................... 197 Jamaica .................................................................................................................................................................