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"Aims to stop drug trafficking"/ US Embassy announces new visa restriction policy

"Aims to stop drug trafficking"/ US Embassy announces new visa

The United States Embassy in Tirana has announced a new visa restriction policy, affecting not only individuals sanctioned for drug trafficking, but also their family members and close associates.

In a post on social media, the embassy quotes Secretary of State Marco Rubio: “I am announcing a new policy to restrict visas for family members and close personal and business associates of individuals sanctioned under Executive Order 14059. We will use all means necessary to disrupt and disrupt the flow of fentanyl and other deadly drugs entering our country.”

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
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Executive Order 14059, issued earlier by the White House, aims to combat international drug trafficking, punishing not only traffickers but also the network that supports them.

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