21. U.S. efforts to wipe out coca and promote legal crops have had success in Bolivia and Peru, where drug production has dropped dramatically in recent years. 22. Under U.S. law, Clinton must annually review the cooperation of Mexico, Colombia and other countries that are either used for drug production or drug trans-shipment. 23. Until now the United States has laid too much stress on a futile attempt to uproot drug production. 24. According to Russian border guards, several factories and laboratories for drug production have been built in northern provinces of Afghanistan this year. 25. Analysts say Ms. Bhutto wants to be sure that the U.S. administration certifies that Pakistan is trying to curb drug production. 26. Biedziak said gangs often reinvest their profits from car sales in other criminal activities, like drug production and trafficking. 27. Brazil is also worried that any defoliants used to combat Colombian drug production could damage its rain forest, a Brazilian Foreign Ministry official said Thursday in Sao Paulo. 28. But he would not say whether the U.S. government believes drug production has increased in the pullout zone. 29. Colombia and U.S. officials stress the environmental damage caused by drug production itself. 30. Colombian leaders often complain that the United States and other nations that consume cocaine must help wipe out drug production and trafficking. |