Michael Shifter , the organization 's president , says that `` Plan Colombia 's many critics rightly point to the policy 's failure to meet the fundamental purpose for which the program was developed : To reduce the availability of drugs , particularly cocaine in U.S. communities , '' says Shifter . Since 2000 , U.S. has funded anti-drug initiative `` Plan Colombia '' at cost of $ 7 billion . Comment: Critics point out that 90 % of cocaine sold in U.S. comes from Colombia . U.S. drug czar Gil Kerlikowske will visit this week to check on progress of anti-drug effort .
Since 2000 , U.S. has funded anti-drug initiative `` Plan Colombia '' at cost of $ 7 billion . Comment: Critics point out that 90 % of cocaine sold in U.S. comes from Colombia . U.S. drug czar Gil Kerlikowske will visit this week to check on progress of anti-drug effort .