Law enforcement agencies and associations are pushing for Congress to reject a Trump administration proposal to cut funding for a program aimed at reducing drug trafficking and illicit drug production, as well as change where it is run in the government.
The Trump administration’s fiscal 2026 budget request proposes to move the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas program from the Office of National Drug Control Policy to the Justice Department, while also cutting its funding by about 34 percent.
The program coordinates federal, state and local law enforcement agencies and has led to the dismantling of violent drug trafficking organizations, authorities said.
