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The International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, prepared by the U.S. Department of State\u2019s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, announced in its section on Nicaragua<\/a> that the DEA will cease operations in the country starting this year.<\/p>\n\n

The decision is tied to the Nicaraguan government\u2019s lack of cooperation and the deterioration of relations between the two governments, following sanctions and criticism from Washington over \u201chuman rights violations and rampant corruption in Nicaragua,\u201d the report states.<\/p>\n\n

The ongoing conflict between Managua and Washington has led to decreased cooperation from Nicaragua in anti-drug efforts, with authorities often ignoring routine information requests. The DEA\u2019s withdrawal is \u201cpartly due to the lack of cooperation from Nicaragua\u2019s agencies. Inadequate security resources for both terrestrial and maritime operations severely hinder Nicaragua’s drug interdiction capabilities. Reduced security assistance due to increased international isolation has further debilitated Nicaragua’s capabilities.\u201d <\/p>\n\n

The U.S. government\u2019s decision to end the operations of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in Nicaragua starting in 2025 will make it easier for narcotics to move through the country and will hinder access to key intelligence in the fight against organized crime. Such intelligence could be used to prosecute anyone supporting drug trafficking in Nicaragua\u2014just as it helped lead to the arrest and extradition of former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hern\u00e1ndez, <\/a>according to a national security analyst. <\/p>\n\n

The withdrawal facilitates impunity for drug trafficking operations, especially for \u201clocal groups in Nicaragua. Unlike in other countries, where various transnational groups compete to traffic drugs, that doesn\u2019t happen in Nicaragua,\u201d a national security analyst told CONFIDENCIAL<\/strong>, speaking on condition of anonymity.<\/p>\n\n

He stated that \u201cthis group is managed from within the State\u2019s security apparatus \u2014 that is, primarily by the Police and the Army. The DEA\u2019s withdrawal will allow them to operate with greater impunity and without any consequences, limiting the possibility of facing prosecution in a U.S. court,\u201d like the one former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hern\u00e1ndez had to face.<\/a><\/p>\n\n

Departure of the DEA will bring greater isolation<\/h2>\n\n

That decision means that \u201cNicaragua is now completely isolated, as it is no longer part of U.S. cooperation programs with Central America on organized crime,\u201d said another source with expertise in security issues. The source emphasized that organized crime operates on a transnational level, and therefore efforts to combat it must be carried out from a regional perspective, with cooperation among all the actors involved. <\/p>\n\n

Despite politically imposed limitations, the National Police \u201ccontinues to provide timely responses to requests for security assistance related to U.S. Embassy operations and engages in limited coordination in criminal investigations.\u201d<\/p>\n\n

\u201cNot even in Pablo Escobar’s Colombia did the DEA withdraw, because the Colombian state was fighting the Medellin Cartel, but in Nicaragua, the state is the main cartel,\u201d the analyst said.<\/p>\n\n

This source considers that what the report does not say is more relevant than what it does say. “There is an implicit message, which is that it recognizes that drug trafficking activity has reached such high levels that practically nothing can be done. The cause and effect of this is that “the possibilities of obtaining intelligence information have been completely restricted,” he added. <\/p>\n\n

There Is No Reliable Data in Nicaragua <\/h2>\n\n

The origins of this decision go back to 2012, the analyst recalled. He explained that even back then, Ortega was already pushing back against all DEA efforts. He cited the closure of the anti-corruption unit, which was responsible for gathering and sharing information with the DEA. \u201cFrom that point on, spaces for cooperation began to close rapidly and aggressively, which drastically reduced the flow of intelligence,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n\n

The report casts doubt on the Ortega regime’s much-celebrated, self-proclaimed \u201cContainment Wall Strategy,\u201d<\/em><\/a> which consists of land, air, and sea patrols launched from key border crossings and transit routes\u2014operations that are supposedly meant to deter drug traffickers. \u201cThe lack of reliable data makes this difficult to evaluate,\u201d the report states. <\/p>\n\n

It also recalls that in January 2024, \u201cRussian authorities seized a metric ton of cocaine in a shipment from Nicaragu<\/a>a, raising questions about the effectiveness of the strategy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n

One consequence of the DEA\u2019s withdrawal is that its agents will no longer be able to carry out \u201ccontrolled deliveries\u201d to gather intelligence. That mechanism allows authorities to map out trafficking structures\u2014who leads them, where the money goes, how the drugs are distributed, where safehouses are located, how the product is transferred to other countries, and so on. \u201cAll of that becomes more limited, but it\u2019s not impossible to figure out, because these are transnational structures that are interconnected. What they\u2019ll do now is strengthen operations from other countries, mostly in the South,\u201d he theorized. <\/p>\n\n

At the same time that cooperation with the DEA was shrinking, Russian and Chinese presence was growing. \u201cNicaragua\u2019s international isolation has led it to strengthen its security and surveillance alliances with Russia and the People\u2019s Republic of China (PRC). In March 2024, Nicaragua formalized a new cooperation agreement with Russia to expand the existing training for security forces at the Russian Interior Ministry\u2019s Training Center (RTC) in Managua,\u201d the report says. <\/p>\n\n

It adds that in September 2024, the National Police announced that China would train Nicaraguan officers in advanced techniques and technologies for counterterrorism, drug trafficking, and cybercrime. \u201cDespite strong political alliances with Russia and the PRC, these countries have not provided essential material assistance\u2014such as vehicles and boats\u2014to improve Nicaragua\u2019s interdiction capabilities,\u201d it concludes. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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