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JUNE 26 U.S.-EU TROIKA MEETING ON DRUG ISSUES

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C O N F I D E N T I A L SECTION 01 OF 07 BRUSSELS 001117 

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STATE FOR INL/FO, INL/PC, EUR/ERA

E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/23/2018
TAGS: KCRM PGOV PREL SNAR EUM
SUBJECT: JUNE 26 U.S.-EU TROIKA MEETING ON DRUG ISSUES

REF: A. BRUSSELS 0962 (NOTAL)

B. BRUSSELS 0393 (NOTAL)

Classified By: INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT
AFFAIRS (INL) COUNSELOR JAMES P. MCANULTY FOR REASONS
1.4 (B) AND (D)

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SUMMARY
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C O N F I D E N T I A L SECTION 01 OF 07 BRUSSELS 001117

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STATE FOR INL/FO, INL/PC, EUR/ERA

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TAGS: KCRM PGOV PREL SNAR EUM
SUBJECT: JUNE 26 U.S.-EU TROIKA MEETING ON DRUG ISSUES

REF: A. BRUSSELS 0962 (NOTAL)

B. BRUSSELS 0393 (NOTAL)

Classified By: INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT
AFFAIRS (INL) COUNSELOR JAMES P. MCANULTY FOR REASONS
1.4 (B) AND (D)

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SUMMARY
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1. (C) U.S. and European Union (EU) officials discussed
counter-drug trends and developments during a wide-ranging
U.S.-EU Troika Meeting on Drug Issues on June 26. The
discussions demonstrated considerable convergence on these
issues, including strategies to use at Commission on Narcotic
Drugs (CND) and UN General Assembly Special Session (UNGASS)
Working Groups, the need for balanced, comprehensive
approaches in addressing record opium production in
Afghanistan, the desire to address more fully drug flows
through Africa and diversion of precursor chemicals, and the
use of new technologies to fight drug trafficking and
currency smuggling. The main transatlantic differences
concerned how to address current counter-drug challenges in
Bolivia and Venezuela. END SUMMARY.

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PARTICIPANTS IN TROIKA MEETING ON DRUG ISSUES
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2, (U) The U.S. Delegation, led by INL Deputy Assistant
Secretary (DAS) Christy McCampbell, and including INL
Counselor James McAnulty, Mission Drug Enforcement
Administration (DEA) Assistant Regional Director (ARD) Tom
Scarantino, and Office of National Drug Control Policy
(ONDCP) Chief of International Policy Richard Baum, met with
the EU Delegation, led by Chairperson of the EU Horizontal
Working Party on Drug Issues Dr. Milan Krek of the Slovenian
Presidency, and including Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Head
of Unit Johannes Vos of the Council Secretariat, Drugs
Coordination Head of Unit Carel Edwards of the Commission,
Customs and Taxation Administrator Suzanne Stauffer of the
Commission, Drugs Coordination Deputy Head of Unit Ann
Vanhout, Desk Officer for Afghanistan Bettina Muscheidt of
the Commission, Desk Officer for Bolivia Nicola Murray of the
Commission, European Police Office (EUROPOL) official Ulrich
Gundlach, European Monitoring Center for Drugs and Drug Abuse
(EMCDDA) official Danilo Ballota, and representatives of

various Member States, including Cyprus, the Czech Republic,
Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Lithuania, Portugal,
Romania, the Slovak Republic, Spain, and the United Kingdom.


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COMMISSION ON NARCOTICS DRUGS
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3. (C) EU Head of Delegation Dr. Krek commended the
"excellent" cooperation that existed between the U.S. and the
EU at the fifty-first Session of the Commission on Narcotics
Drugs (CND) in Vienna in March, including support of each
other's proposed resolutions that gained approval. He
expressed interest in continuing such cooperation at the next
CND Meeting. DAS McCampbell agreed, noting strong U.S.
support for the Action Plans and their continued
implementation during the upcoming decade. The U.S. opposes
reopening the Action Plans but would like to see the Working
Groups focus on a few new areas, such as the dramatic
increase in opium production in Afghanistan. Similarly, the
U.S. would support discussion of tools to attack drug
trafficking organizations, including use of controlled
deliveries and court-ordered electronic surveillance.
Efforts against money laundering and the use of
non-conviction-based asset forfeiture have also proven to be
useful measures in attacking drug traffickers. She
reaffirmed U.S. support for the current, two-tier commission
structure that provides guidance to the United Nations Office
of Drugs and Crime (UNODC) on counter-drug and anti-crime
policies. Nonetheless, the U.S. would appreciate more
frequent discussions by UNODC leadership with the
organization's members. To date, 100 countries have provided

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estimates of legitimate commercial needs for ephedrine and
pseudo-ephedrine in response to a 2006 CND resolution. The
U.S. understands that the International Narcotics Board
(INCB) has offered to help additional countries to develop
the infrastructure for such reporting. DAS McCampbell
requested EU views on the idea of INCB developing a
recommended common methodology to assist such efforts.


4. (C) Dr. Krek noted that the primary work of next year's
CND session would entail a political declaration and
resolutions on implementation of the 1998 action plans. He
inquired whether the U.S. planned to present any resolutions.
Baum noted that the U.S. side had not yet vetted possible
resolutions internally, but some preliminary ideas included
resolutions on drug patterns for MDMA (ecstasy),
transshipment of pharmaceuticals via the mail, and use of
drug treatment courts. INL Counselor noted that close
coordination with the EU would be desirable to promote
consensus and avoid surprises. In this regard, meetings via
Digital Video Conference (DVC) link-ups with officials in
Washington, Brussels, and Vienna, during the past two years
have proven useful in facilitating such coordination.
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UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY SPECIAL SESSION
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5. (C) U.S. and EU delegations also shared impressions of the
recently concluded UNGASS Supply Reduction Working Group
meeting in Vienna. Baum, who had just participated at the
Working Group meeting in Vienna earlier in the week, praised
EU efforts at the 2008 CND meeting to lay the groundwork for
the ongoing UN General Assembly Special Session (UNGASS)
review. He remarked that the discussions had covered many
valuable issues but had also raised additional items on which
the U.S. and other nations had not agreed. The Iranian
chairperson, for example, had allowed discussions to deviate
from the agenda items for that working group, and the
Chairperson presented the Working Group's conclusions without
prior review by participants. Such conclusions represented
"minutes" of the discussions rather than fully vetted
conclusions. Delegations were free to submit comments by the
following Monday, which the U.S. Delegation planned to do,
adding that the Inter-Sessional meeting will be important.
He suggested that capitals give greater attention and support
to future Working Group meetings to try to focus attention on
desired issues. The U.S. and the EU also shared concerns
over risks associated with the possibility of opening up
Table 1 and Table 2 of the listed precursor chemicals. The
German representative agreed with the description of Working
Group discussions and echoed the importance of
representatives from capitals attending the Inter-Sessional
meetings. The UK representative agreed, noting that the
Working Group had presented some "expert," but not yet
"final," views and conclusions.


6. (C) DAS McCampbell also emphasized the need for countries
to support UNODC financially via donations, rather than
formal assessments. Head of Unit Edwards remarked that the
UNGASS Review had reached the middle of a two-year process.
Countries could not yet commit to increased budgets but
investment in UNODC would be needed to enhance its system of
data collection, which he described as "rather
unsatisfactory." He suggested that Member States and the
European Monitoring Center for Drugs and Drug Addition
(EMCDDA) become involved in this process. EMCDDA official
Ballota concurred, noting that nations needed to refine tools
to enhance the utility of reports, reduce overlap, and reduce
time spent by assigned staff.

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DRUG SITUATION AND TRENDS IN AFGHANISTAN
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7. (C) Mission INL Counselor distributed an INL-prepared
hand-out on counter-drug efforts in Afghanistan prepared for
the recent donors conference in Paris. He noted that the
drug trade posed a growing and real threat to Afghanistan and
that a balanced strategy was needed to produce desired
results. Northern provinces, with relatively strong security
and good governance, witnessed significant reductions in
opium poppy cultivation, while southern provinces with weak

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security and difficulty in establishing rule of law, saw
significant increases in opium poppy cultivaton. He urged
consistency and a single agreed-upon message by international
partners in public statements, which should focus on the
correlation of poppy cultivation with insecurity, the
likelihood of cultivation not rising substantially this year,
and the need for Afghan Government leadership of counter-drug
efforts. Drug trafficking in Afghanistan provides funding
for the Taliban, promotes corruption, undermines democratic
institutions, and stunts the growth of the legal economy.
The best way to tackle the poppy problem would be to increase
development while broadening the scope and intensity of
interdiction and eradication. The U.S. has invested
substantially in alternative development. INL Counselor
noted his understanding that, by itself, Helmand province
represented the sixth largest recipient of U.S. development
assistance. Yet, many poppy farmers there had switched from
cultivation of licit crops to illicit ones and even exploited
irrigation systems built years ago by the international
community. A Good Performers Initiative seeks to encourage
cultivation of licit crops. The U.S. remains convinced that
the best way to deal with corrupt officials, rich
poppy-growing landowners, and drug traffickers is to arrest
and prosecute them and eradicate their illicit fields. Yet,
Afghan eradication teams have suffered heavy losses and need
greater force protection while performing their missions.


8. (C) Mission INL Counselor noted that U.S. officials have
worked closely with the Afghan Criminal Justice Task Force.
For example, the U.S. Justice Department provides six federal
prosecutors and two senior criminal investigators to mentor
and train Afghan prosecutors, investigators, and judges.
The U.S. side would like to see greater focus on control of
diversion of precursor chemicals, particularly interdiction
of shipments of acetic anhydride and development of greater
regulatory and border control capacity for Afghanistan. He
also expressed concern over the possible use of alternative
precursor chemicals, as evidenced by a recent large seizure
of acetyl chloride in Iran.


9. (C) Desk Officer Muscheidt reported on EU participation in
the June 11 donors conference for Afghanistan in Paris,
mentioning that the EU had earlier allocated 610 million
euros in assistance to Afghanistan for the period 2007 to

2013. Horizontal and regional funding would add another 500
million euros during 2008 to 2010 to focus on rural
development, health, and governance initiatives. The EU
remains the largest single contributor to the Law and Order
Trust Fund to pay police salaries, providing some 200 million
euros. EU reform efforts support the Office of the Attorney
General, Supreme Court, and Ministry of Justice. Stability
Instrument funding focuses on reforms to pay and grade
systems for police as well as recruitment. The Commission
has devoted 50 million euros to an integrated border
management project along the border with Pakistan. Muscheidt
urged that Afghan authorities assume greater responsibility
in rule of law and counter-drug efforts during the run-up to
next year's elections. She said impunity cannot continue for
corrupt officials and the Commission fully subscribed to a
mix of counter-drug efforts involving alternative
development, interdiction, and "manual" eradication.


10. (C) The French representative noted that French President
Nicolas Sarkozy, Afghan President Hamid Karzai, and United
Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon had served as
Co-Chairpersons of the Paris Conference, which he described
as a "success," with participants pledging nearly 20 billion
euros in new assistance. The conference reaffirmed
international community support for Afghanistan, while
emphasizing primary Afghan responsibility for reconstruction
efforts. The French representative also touted his
government's sponsorship of a UN Security Council Resolution
on control of precursor chemicals adopted on June 11. He
expressed appreciation for U.S. support, with the UK, Russia,
Belgium, and Croatia also serving as co-sponsors.


11. (C) Administrator Stauffer described EU efforts to
enhance border controls and build Afghan capacity to control
precursor chemicals, including assignment of an expert on
precursor chemicals to Kabul. As a result of stricter
measures, prices for acetic anhydride rose from 50 dollars

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per liter to 200 dollars per liter. Implementation of
Project Prism has also helped. While EU Member States are
not major producers of this substance, they are involved in
its trade. Similarly, Mission ARD praised drug enforcement
successes in Afghanistan, including the execution of numerous
arrest warrants issued by the Afghan Central Narcotics
Tribunal against drug traffickers and the seizure of 240
metric tons of hashish. The UNODC representative estimated
that farmers had cultivated 70,000 hectares of cannabis,
which have served as funding sources for the Taliban and
insurgency in Afghanistan.

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CENTRAL ASIA REGIONAL INFORMATION COORDINATION CENTER
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12. (C) DAS McCampbell commended results of the six-month
pilot project involving the Central Asia Regional Information
Coordination Center (CARICC). Kazakhstan became the first
Central Asian nation to ratify the CARICC Memorandum of
Understanding (MOU),with most other countries in the region
following suit. She encouraged EU colleagues to press the
main remaining hold out, Russia, to sign the agreement and to
provide financial support. A Commission official said the
Commission followed CARICC developments closely and provided
funding under the Stability Instrument. Germany, Italy,
Poland, and Bulgaria also remain involved in support efforts.
Under a UNODC project, Germany has provided communications
equipment and training to help replicate European Police
Office (EUROPOL) capacity in Central Asia. They understand
that 15 to 20 percent of Afghan produced heroin passes
through Central Asia, while the remainder goes through Iran
and Pakistan. EUROPOL official Gundlach added that his
organization has provided analytical training in addition to
that provided by the International Criminal Police
Organization (INTERPOL). EUROPOL recently hosted a visit by
CARICC's Director at EUROPOL headquarters in The Hague.

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EU-ASSISTED STUDY ON COCA LEAF
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13. (C) Meeting participants then addressed issues related to
counter-drug cooperation in Latin America. DAS McCampbell
cited earlier discussions with EU officials, including those
with INL Counselor (Ref B),regarding the Commission's
efforts to assist the Government of Bolivia (GOB) in
conducting a study of traditional uses of coca leaf and in
promoting economic rural development. (ONDCP Director also
raised this issue during his visit earlier this year, per Ref
A.) McCampbell urged Commission officials to remain vigilant
to ensure that the study not deviate from the original focus
on traditional uses and requested an update on
implementation. Desk Officer Murray indicated that the GOB
had suffered from institutional instability involving
frequent changes in officials responsible for both projects.
To date, therefore, the Bolivian Government had not done much
in implementing either project. The Commission, for example,
had not yet received a GOB request for the first tranche of
three million euros in funding. While acknowledging that the
U.S. had encouraged the EU to fund the coca study in the
first place and had received assurances from the EU regarding
the scope of the study, McCampbell noted that GOB officials
had frequently contradicted such assurances in public. She
asked that EU officials "set the record straight" whenever
GOB officials attempt to broaden these initiatives
improperly. Murray admitted that Bolivian officials like to
provide their own spin on the purposes of these projects, but
indicated that Commission officials would not always respond
to such statements. She noted that Commission colleagues
had certainly let Bolivian officials know privately that
their assertions were incorrect. Recent remarks by a senior
Bolivian official at the CND session had met with "deafening
silence" from other participants. DAS McCampbell responded
that such silence could be interpreted either as consent or
disagreement. Murray, reiterating that virtually no progress
had occurred in implementation, promised to seek additional
updates from the Commission Delegation in La Paz. (COMMENT:
U.S. Mission would also appreciate periodic updates from U.S.
Embassy La Paz on any significant developments. END COMMENT.)


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OTHER ALTERNATIVE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
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14. (C) Desk Officer Murray provided information on
Commission support of other EU projects in the Andean region.
About 70 percent of the 73 million euros allocated for peace
and stability objectives in Colombia through 2013 supports
alternative development projects. The Commission also funds
cross-cutting priorities in Peru. DAS McCampbell noted that
the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
implements many of the U.S. alternative development projects
in Latin America. She personally visited alternative
development projects in the Bolivian jungle during the six
visits she has made to that country during her INL tenure.
Unfortunately, many farmers continue to grow coca in addition
to their licit crops. A three-pronged approach is needed
involving alternative development, interdiction, and
eradication.

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COCAINE TRAFFICKING THROUGH VENEZUELA
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15. (C) DAS McCampbell also reported on the continuing
challenge of cocaine transiting Venezuela en route to Europe.
According to the most recent statistics, cocaine consumption
in Spain has reached three percent -- even higher than
current rate of 2.8 percent in the United States.
Frustrations with lack of cooperation from the Chavez
administration in Venezuela have reached such levels that the
INL Bureau has decided to move funding from its Narcotics
Affairs Section in Caracas to demand reduction projects in a
neighboring Latin American country. She also called upon the
Venezuelan Government to sever all financial and logistical
ties to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
The Spanish Representative highlighted Venezuela's role as a
transit country, rather than a producer nation, with cocaine
originating in Colombia, Peru, and Bolivia. He remarked that
the U.S. cocaine consumption rate cited in the most recent
World Drug Report matched that of Spain. McCampbell
indicated that her earlier remarks were not intended as
criticism of Spain, but merely to emphasize the continuing
serious problem of cocaine moving from Colombia through
Venezuela to Africa and Spain. Later, EUROPOL official
Gundlach sought clarification on the amount of cocaine
flowing to Europe through Venezuela. ONDCP Officer Baum
noted that up to half of the estimated 250 metric tons of
cocaine coming to Europe passed through Venezuela, with the
remainder arriving via other transit routes. In summary, Dr.
Krek emphasized the important role of Venezuela as a transit
country for cocaine coming to Europe and that both the U.S.
and the EU needed to remain vigilant in addressing this
situation


16. (C) A Commission representative concurred with the
difficulty in working with Venezuela to fight drug
trafficking. He explained that the Commission had tried to
develop intelligence networks to compensate for gaps in
capabilities to detect drug-smuggling aircraft. He
acknowledged the seriousness of the problem, but cautioned
against focusing on a single country. Mission ARD reported
that Venezuelan cooperation with DEA had become virtually
non-existent, especially since Venezuelan police did not want
to be seen by their political superiors as cooperating
closely with U.S. counterparts. The GOV has even threatened
to close the DEA office in Caracas. Portuguese Head of
Division Monteiro said his government had just signed a
cooperation protocol with Venezuela to work with the judicial
police, given mutual interests and the presence of a large
Portuguese community in Venezuela. (N.B.: Monteiro later
suggested privately to INL Counselor that the USG seek
direct, bilateral Portuguese help interceding with Venezuelan
authorities, rather than through EU fora such as the Troika
meeting. U.S. Embassy Lisbon may wish to follow up on this
idea in consultation with the INL Bureau. END NOTE.)

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COCAINE SIGNATURE PROGRAM
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17. (C) Mission ARD also briefed on the DEA cocaine signature
program, noting that DEA had also developed similar signature
programs for identifying the source regions for heroin and
methamphetamines. The DEA Special Testing Laboratory in
Washington tests samples from drug seizures to identify
chemical solvents and other impurities that result from the
processing of the drugs. Such results can be traced to
specific regions of the globe. The Laboratory currently
relies on 95 percent of its samples from seizures in the U.S.
but would welcome receiving samples of seizures by other
countries for testing. The only prerequisite would be the
signing of a simple protocol by interested governments. The
EUROPOL Representative remarked that the EU had started work
on establishing a similar program for identifying source
countries for amphetamines. Ultimately, the EU would like to
expand such efforts towards amphetamine-like substances,
heroin, and cocaine. A Commission representative said the EU
also planned to set up a laboratory to analyze samples from
ten countries. Head of Unit Edwards added that the EU has
formally committed to developing a plan by the end of the
year to set up an EU structure to profile drugs. He
cautioned, however, that such forensic profiling must result
in catching criminals. Otherwise, the program could become
an "expensive hobby." He confirmed EU interest in learning
more about U.S. experiences.

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TRAFFICKING THROUGH WEST AFRICA
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18. (C) Head of Division Monteiro briefed on the
recently-started EU Security Sector Reform (SSR) Mission in
Guinea-Bissau that ultimately plans to involve 15 expert
advisors to conduct institution-building with the Police,
Justice, and Defense sectors in this important drug-transit
country in West Africa. He confirmed that some advisors had
deployed earlier in June as part of a one-year project
(presumably subject to extensions) as part of a transnational
crime initiative to address cocaine trafficking through West
Africa, including Guinea Bissau. Monteiro noted that key
factors influencing ultimate success include the country's
capacity to absorb outside assistance and its willingness to
cooperate. Providing political support to the justice and
security sectors will be important. A Commission
representative noted that Stability Instrument funding will
be used to support this mission under the European Security
and Defense Policy (ESDP). He also provided information on a
project supported by Stability Instrument funding to help the
UNODC enhance the capacity of the judicial police. DAS
McCampbell expressed appreciation for the invitation from the
EU for other nations, including the U.S., to participate in
the SSR Mission. Mission INL Counselor noted that the INL
Bureau had identified a suitable Portuguese-speaking
candidate to serve as a prosecutorial advisor. The U.S.
continued to work with EU colleagues on modalities to permit
such participation. Baum indicated that ONDCP Director John
Walters planned to participate in a conference in September
at a venue in Europe to focus greater international attention
on drug flows through Africa.

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CURRENCY TRACKING INITIATIVE
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19. (C) ONDCP Officer Baum briefed on several new
technologies the United States has deployed to combat the
smuggling of bulk currency. With an estimated 30 billion
dollars leaving the U.S. each year as drug proceeds, seizing
more of this cash has become a high priority for U.S.
agencies. Such seizures not only take away something of
value from the drug traffickers, but they also provide
important investigatory leads related to operations by drug
trafficking organizations and opportunities for controlled
deliveries. The USG has begun to deploy new or recently
improved technologies to detect and identify smuggling
conveyances and currency. Ongoing projects include use of
automated license plate readers and cameras to record license
plate numbers of vehicles crossing the U.S.-Mexico border or
transiting key corridors, use of high-speed currency
counters, and use of x-ray machines with algorithms to detect
patterns in currency. Baum, on behalf of ONDCP, invited EU

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counterparts to send a delegation of experts to the United
States to see how U.S. agencies use such technologies and to
exchange views on ways to address trafficking in bulk
currency. Assuming such a meeting would be mutually
beneficial, Baum continued, U.S. officials would consider a
subsequent visit to Europe for additional discussions.
Afterwards, EU officials expressed interested in this offer
from ONDCP and requested a formal letter of invitation.
(N.B., ONDCP will send such a letter shortly to EU
officials. END NOTE.)

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NEXT MEETING
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20. (U) The French Representative briefly mentioned
priorities for the French Presidency of the Council and
proposed November 14, 2008, as a possible date for the next
U.S.-EU Troika Meeting on Drug Issues in Brussels.

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COMMENT
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21. (C) This semi-annual Troika meeting with the EU produced
wide-ranging and productive discussions on drug trafficking
trends and issues. Discussions produced meaningful exchanges
of views rather than mere recitals of each side's talking
points. Overall, the views expressed by participants
demonstrated a broad consensus on most drug trends and
issues. Even the near-perennial issue of "harm reduction"
did not arise at this Troika meeting. The main differences
emerged in how best to address counter-drug challenges in
Venezuela and Bolivia, with most on the EU side shying away
from the strong public stances advocated and practiced by
U.S. authorities. END COMMENT.


22. (U) INL DAS McCampbell cleared on this telegram.

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