Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control Hearing on U.S.-Andean Security Cooperation

This hearing focused on opportunities for increased U.S. counternarcotics cooperation with Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia and Venezuela. Among the topics discussed were drug traffickers’ increased use of semi-submersible and fully-submersible submarines to transport cocaine from the Andean region to the United States.  Members also examined efforts to reduce narco-violence in Colombia over the past decade.

Senator Feinstein's Statement | Senator Grassley's Statement

Witnesses:

William Brownfield (Testimony)
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement, U.S. Department of State

Kevin Whitaker (Testimony)
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs, U.S. Department of State

Rodney Benson (Testimony)
Assistant Administrator and Chief of Intelligence, Drug Enforcement Administration

William Wechsler (Testimony) 
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Counternarcotics and Global Threats, Department of Defense