Una nueva ley estadounidense contra los productores de drogas causa inquietud en Colombia

En Colombia se teme que una nueva ley estadounidense pueda utilizarse para castigar a los campesinos que cultivan drogas en pequeña escala. Más información, en inglés, está disponible abajo.

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A new law allowing the United States to extradite drug producers from across the globe has recently been approved by the U.S. Senate, raising concerns in Colombia that the legislation could be used to target small-scale drug producers.

The Transnational Drug Trafficking Act 2015 was passed unanimously by the U.S. Senate on 7 October, making its passage through the Republican-dominated House of Representatives very likely.

According to the Bill’s co-author Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein, the Act would give the U.S. government “the legal authority to aggressively pursue transnational criminal organizations and drug kingpins in their home countries”.

However, critics point out that the legislation is extremely broad and could be used to target any drug producers including farmers who rely on coca or opium crops to support their families.

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