Mr. President. unless you are a hermit or live in a cave in the Grand Canyon. it is common knowledge that this country is under seige by the drug trafficker. The tragic brutal murder of one of our finest Drug Enforcement Administration IDEA] agents in Mexico and the threat against our Customs and Immigration officers along the Mexican borders by members of the drug community have focused renewed attention on the need to attack the drug menace at the source. The Mansfield amendment. is viewed by most law enforcement agencies as an impediment to allowing our drug enforcement agents in source and transit countries to assist host government law enforcement efforts go after the narcotics trafficker in those countries that are plagued with a serious drug threat. What was born nearly 10 years ago in response to a perceived overzealousness by our drug enforcement agents in Thailand. has remained on the books since 1975. weakening enforcement efforts overseas and frustrating our civilian law enforcement agents here at home.
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