President Joe Biden finalized a new national security memo on July 31 instructing federal departments and agencies to boost their efforts to disrupt the flow of illicit narcotics into the United States.
The president said the memo will also instruct federal agencies to boost their intelligence collection and information sharing to more effectively uncover drug trafficking efforts.
“It will enable our government to disrupt drug cartels—and their suppliers and financiers—more quickly and effectively,” Biden said in a Wednesday statement.
A senior administration official previewed the memo in an officially organized call with reporters on Tuesday. The official said this new memo will push federal departments and agencies to adjust to the evolving tactics of drug smuggling organizations….