Argentina will host new US regional unit to fight drug trafficking

The United States created a regional unit based in Argentina to fight drug trafficking and organized crime, Argentine Security Minister Alejandra Monteoliva announced Monday. The unit falls under the purview of the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL). President Donald Trump’s administration approved a US$13.35 million fund to run it, 10 times the resources currently allocated to cooperation projects with Argentina. “Argentina is a reliable country, and our allies know it,” Monteoliva said while announcing the project, which she said…