Report on Progress in Colombia

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Report on Progress in Colombia

• John P. Walters, Director
• Office of National Drug Control Policy
• Briefing to FOREIGN PRESS CENTER
• November 17, 2005

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Purity of South American Cocaine at the
Retail-Level Has Dropped While the Price Has
Increased
15 decrease from Feb-Sept 05
PURITY
PRICE
19 increase from Feb-Sept 05
Source IDA analyses of STRIDE, Jul 2003 to Sept
2005, Nov 2005
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Purity of South American Heroin at the
Retail-Level Has Dropped While the Price Has
Increased
30 increase from 2003-04
22 decrease from 2003-04
Source Domestic monitor Project (DMP), average
of all program samples, DEA-05017, June 2005