### Question
What is the definition of illicit drug trafficking?


### Answer
The definition of **illicit drug trafficking** is as follows in *22 U.S.C. § 2291*:

> illicit trafficking in narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances, and other controlled substances, as such activities are described by any international narcotics control agreement to which the United States is a signatory, or by the domestic law of the country in whose territory or airspace the interdiction is occurring

#### Citation:
  - *22 U.S.C. § 2291*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 32-FOREIGN ASSISTANCE > SUBCHAPTER I-INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT > Part VIII-International Narcotics Control**

