The drug problem will certainly grow unless the international community bands together to create effective and strict treaties designed to increase the probability of convicting known drug traffickers. The U.S. and other foreign countries should work together in all phases of the investigation process -- investigating, locating, arresting, and prosecuting drug traffickers. The treaty between the United States and Italy on fighting drug trafficking contains two major innovations: (1) A requested country is obligated to obtain an order compelling the person to appear and testify in a proceeding in the requesting country; and (2) Both Italy and the U.S. have the right, in exigent circumstances, to freeze assets pursuant to the laws of the requested country. The Italian-American program should be used as a role model to reduce the amount of narcotics transported on an international level. 151 notes