The New York Times has revealed the United States is expanding its controversial drug war to Africa. The United States has begun training an elite group of anti-drug police in Ghana and is planning similar units in other countries in a bid to combat Latin American cartels allegedly smuggling cocaine into Europe. A top Drug Enforcement Administration official said Africa is seen as “the new frontier in terms of counterterrorism and counternarcotics issues.” The West Africa Cooperative Security Initiative will reportedly bring a model used in Central America and Mexico to 15 African countries. Despite facing widespread criticism for being costly and largely ineffective, the U.S.-led war on drugs has also seen an earlier expansion in Central America. Most recently, DEA agents have come under scrutiny for being involved in at least three fatal shootings in Honduras.