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Pedro Pierluisi: “In order to reduce drug-related violence in Puerto Rico and the USVI, and to make the territories a less attractive…”

On the recordApril 16, 2012
In order to reduce drug-related violence in Puerto Rico and the USVI, and to make the territories a less attractive transshipment point for drug trafficking organizations seeking to supply the U.S. market, Puerto Rico Governor Luis Fortuno, a Republican, and I, a Democrat, have proposed that the Administration establish a Caribbean Border Initiative.
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Pedro Pierluisi
Democratic · Puerto Rico

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Proposing a joint initiative to combat drug trafficking and violence in Puerto Rico and USVI.

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