REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT DRUG TRAFFICKING IN LATIN AMERICA

This scientific article is devoted to the peculiarities of the integration processes of Latin American countries in combating illegal drug trafficking, as well as in the territories of those countries that are, to one degree or another, participants in the mechanisms of drug trafficking in the Latin American region. The article used scientific and educational literature, official documents in English and Spanish, journal articles from leading domestic and foreign publications in the field of international relations, research papers by foreign authors on the issue of drug trafficking, publications by renowned international scholars in the field of regional integration policy, as well as Internet resources of Latin American countries dedicated to anti-drug programs and projects of states to combat the spread of illegal substances.