| ARS | Alternative Remittance System |
| CBP | Customs and Border Protection |
| CBRN | Caribbean Basin Radar Network |
| CFATF | Caribbean Financial Action Task Force |
| DARE | Drug Abuse Resistance Education |
| DEA | Drug Enforcement Administration |
| DHS | Department of Homeland Security |
| DOJ | Department of Justice |
| DOS | Department of State |
| DTO | Drug Trafficking Organization |
| ESF | Economic Support Fund |
| EU | European Union |
| EXBS | The Export Control and Related Border Security Assistance (EXBS) Program |
| FATF | Financial Action Task Force |
| FB | Federal Bureau of Investigation |
| FinCEN | Financial Crimes Enforcement Network |
| FIU | Financial Intelligence Unit |
| FSA | FREEDOM Support Act |
| GCC | Gulf Cooperation Council |
| IBC | International Business Company |
| ICE | Immigration and Customs Enforcement |
| ICITAP | International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program |
| IMF | International Monetary Fund |
| INCSR | International Narcotics Control Strategy Report |
| INM | See INL |
| INL | Bureau for International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement Affairs/(Matters) |
| IRS | Internal Revenue Service |
| IRS/CID | Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation Division |
| JICC | Joint Information Coordination Center |
| JIATF-S/W | Joint Interagency Task Force South and Joint Interagency Task Force West |
| MLAT | Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty |
| MOU | Memorandum of Understanding |
| NBRF | Northern Border Response Force |
| NNICC | National Narcotics Intelligence Consumers Committee |
| OAS | Organization of American States |
| OAS/CICAD | Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission |
| OFC | Offshore Financial Center |
| OPBAT | Operation Bahamas, Turks and Caicos |
| OPDAT | Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development Assistance and Training |
| SECI | South East Europe Cooperative Initiative |
| SEED | Support for East European Democracy Act (1994) |
| UN Convention | 1988 United Nations Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances |
| UNODC | United Nations Office for Drug Control and Crime |
| USAID | Agency for International Development |
| USCG | United States Coast Guard |
| USG | United States Government |
| ha | Hectare |
| HCl | Hydrochloride (cocaine) |
| Kg | Kilogram |
| Mt | Metric Ton |
