Grimy Times Exclusive: In a shocking move, the United States and Mexico have joined forces to combat the growing menace of illicit fentanyl trafficking, arms smuggling, and human smuggling along their shared border.
According to sources, the joint effort comes after a high-level meeting between President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and senior Government of Mexico officials, and a U.S. delegation led by Homeland Security Advisor Dr. Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall, Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco, Acting Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security Kristie Canegallo, and Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Rich Verma.
The meeting, which took place on July 24, aimed to further the significant cooperation that the two countries have undertaken in the global fight against illicit fentanyl and dual-use chemical substances, combatting arms trafficking, managing migration, and modernizing their shared border.
The leaders discussed their commitment to continuing joint efforts under the U.S.-Mexico Bicentennial Framework for Security, Public Health, and Safe Communities to combat drug traffickers, disrupt the supply of the chemicals used to make illicit fentanyl, prevent trafficking of these deadly narcotics across their shared border, and promote public health services to reduce harm and demand and increase treatment services.
The U.S. and Mexico also recognized that discovering, disrupting, and dismantling firearms trafficking networks is critical to their shared efforts to combat illicit fentanyl, and they remain committed to addressing firearms trafficking that contributes to violence and destruction on both sides of their shared border.
The two countries also committed to continue to forge a region-wide response, guided by the principles in the Los Angeles Declaration on Migration and Protection, and to further expand the availability of legal pathways throughout the region, including to Mexico and the United States.
Finally, the U.S. and Mexico committed to furthering ongoing work to modernize and advance infrastructure projects that support their border communities and benefits both nations and strengthens their bilateral relationship and security.
As part of this joint effort, the U.S. and Mexico will work together to disrupt and dismantle illicit fentanyl trafficking networks, and to prevent the smuggling of firearms and humans across their shared border.
Defendant: No defendant named, but the U.S. and Mexico are working together to combat illicit fentanyl trafficking, arms smuggling, and human smuggling.
Criminal charges: None specified, but the U.S. and Mexico are working to combat illicit fentanyl trafficking, arms smuggling, and human smuggling.
City and state: Shared border between the U.S. and Mexico.
Exact date: July 24, 2024.
Sentence or outcome: Ongoing joint effort between the U.S. and Mexico.
Dollar amounts: None specified.
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Key Facts
- State: Federal
- Category: Drug Trafficking|Violent Crime|Human Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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