International Narcotics Control Strategy Report: Drug and Chemical Control, and Money Laundering

In 2020, America's ongoing illicit drug crisis was compounded by the worst public health crisis in 100 years - the COVID-19 pandemic. After a slight decline in 2018, drug overdose deaths in the United States increased to over 72,000 in 2019, according to preliminary data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In the 12 months ending in May 2020, the CDC recorded over 81,000 drug overdose deaths, the highest number ever in a 12-month period. Chapter 1 includes data on drug production, trafficking, seizures, and consumption that come from host governments or non-governmental organizations. Chapter 2 reviews the anti-money laundering (AML) legal and institutional infrastructure of jurisdictions and highlights the most significant steps each has taken to improve its AML regime.