U.S. authorities

U.S. authorities can seek extradition of suspects from other countries, and FBI personnel may coordinate with or be present alongside foreign law enforcement during overseas apprehensions.

U.S. maritime counterdrug practice has typically involved interdicting suspected drug-smuggling vessels and charging crew members in federal court rather than using military strikes that bypass criminal prosecution.

The advanced technologies and sensitive knowledge required to design and build nuclear-powered submarines are subject to tight export controls and are closely guarded by United States authorities.

By 2023, U.S. authorities had expanded the use of economic sanctions tools—originally developed to target terrorism and narcotics networks—to also target human smuggling operations and other transnational criminal organizations.

U.S. authorities classify cocaine as a scheduled controlled substance and consider it a significant drug threat to the United States.

U.S. authorities have warned of growing efforts by China to recruit or exploit former military personnel who have access to sensitive information.

Operation Fox Hunt is a Chinese initiative aimed at repatriating fugitives, and U.S. authorities have described Operation Fox Hunt in some instances as a tool of transnational repression.