| (WASHINGTON) - U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), Ranking Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, will meet today (Tuesday, July 7) with Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) officials to discuss drug trafficking in the Western Hemisphere, particularly reports about Honduras as a transit point into the United States. Statement by Ros-Lehtinen:
“I am deeply concerned by increasing reports of the use of Central America as a corridor for the trafficking of illegal drugs into the United States.
“Obtaining an assessment from DEA about the situation on the ground is of increasing importance in light of recent developments in Honduras and reports of possible Zelaya drug ties.
“The drug network is like a spider web extending into arms trafficking and used to finance such extremist groups as the FARC. It undermines our regional security and stability. It is critical that we understand the full scope of the problem and the players involved in order to combat it effectively.”
Note: Later this afternoon, at 4:00 p.m., Ros-Lehtinen is scheduled to meet with former Honduran president Ricardo Maduro.
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