PUBLIC LAW 107-228—SEPT. 30, 2002 116 STAT. 1417 (1) Heroin originating from Colombia is beginning to dominate the illicit market of that narcotic in the United States partly because law enforcement has struggled to interdict effectively what is often voluminous importations of small quantities of Colombia's inexpensive and pure heroin. (2) Destruction of opium, from which heroin is derived, at its source in Colombia is traditionally one of the best strategies to combat the heroin crisis in the United States, according to Federal law enforcement officials. (3) There is a growing alarm concerning the spillover effect of Plan Colombia on Ecuador, a frontline state. The northern region of Ecuador, including the Sucumbios province, is an area of particular concern. (4) As a result of Plan Colombia-related activities, drug traffickers, guerrillas, and paramilitary groups have made incursions from Colombia into Ecuador, increasing the level of violence and delinquency in the border region. (b) REPORT TO CONGRESS. — Not later than 150 days after the Deadline, date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees which sets forth a statement of policy and comprehensive strategy for United States activities in Colombia related to— (1) the eradication of all opium cultivation at its source in Colombia; and (2) the impact of Plan Colombia on Ecuador and the other adjacent countries to Colombia. SEC. 696. REPORT ON EXTRADITION POLICY AND PRACTICE. Not later than May 1, 2003, the Secretary shall submit a Deadline, report to the appropriate congressional committees on extradition practice between the United States and governments of foreign countries with which the United States has an extradition relationship. The report shall include— (1) an aggregate list, by country, of— (A) the number of extradition requests made by the United States to that country in 2002; and (B) the number of fugitives extradited by that country to the United States in 2002; (2) an aggregate list, by country, of— (A) the number of extradition requests made by that country to the United States in 2002; and (B) the number of fugitives extradited by the United States to that country in 2002; (3) any other relevant information regarding difficulties the United States has experienced in obtaining the extradition of fugitives (including a discussion of the unwillingness of treaty partners to extradite nationals or where fugitives may face capital punishment or life imprisonment); and (4) a summary of the Department's efforts in 2002 to negotiate new or revised extradition treaties, and its agenda for such negotiations in 2003. SEC. 697. SPECIAL COURT FOR SIERRA LEONE. (a) FINDING.— Congress finds that prompt establishment of a Special Court for Sierra Leone is an important step in restoring a credible system of justice and accountability for the crimes committed in Sierra Leone and would contribute to the process of national reconciliation in that country.
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