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The '''Narcotics Rewards Program''' is a program of the [[United States Department of State]] that offers [[bounty (reward)|rewards]] for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of major international [[Illegal drug trade|narcotics traffickers]] who send drugs into the [[United States]]. It was established by [[United States Congress|Congress]] in 1986, and {{as of|lc=1|2012021}} it has paid out over $130 million in rewards leading to apprehensions.

The Department of State’s [[Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs]] (INL) manages the program in close coordination with the [[United States Department of Justice|Department of Justice]], [[United States Department of Homeland Security|Department of Homeland Security]], [[U.S. Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement|Immigration and Customs Enforcement]] (ICE), the [[Drug Enforcement Administration]] (DEA), [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]] (FBI), and other interested U.S. agencies.