Obama cuts funds to combat Colombia's drug trade .

[Judi Lynn]

Obama cuts funds to combat Colombia's drug trade .
Thursday, 11 April 2013 06:17 Joey O'Gorman

United States President Barack Obama announced his 2014 Budget Wednesday with a $9.5 million reduction in spending on the battle against the Colombian drug trade.

Obama called on U.S. Congress to earmark $319 million to combat the drug trade in Colombia, a reduction from the current fiscal year's spending which stands at $328.5 million.

U.S. spending on the "war against drugs" in Colombia has dropped around 50% since the first years of Plan Colombia.

The U.S. resources will aid the Colombian government in efforts against drug-traffickers, guerrillas and neo-paramilitaries that profit from the trade.

More:
http://colombiareports.com/colombia-news/news/28889-obama-cuts-funds-to-combat-colombias-drug-trade.html

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