The governments of the United States and Mexico have agreed to work together to strengthen the fight against organized crime on both sides of the border. A joint statement revealed that the Mexican security cabinet traveled to Washington, D.C. to hold meetings with U.S. officials, aiming to review the progress made so far and establish new actions to combat drug trafficking, particularly fentanyl, and arms trafficking for the benefit of both countries.
During the dialogue, Mexican officials presented significant progress in terms of seizures, arrests, and operations since the meeting between President Claudia Sheinbaum and President Donald Trump in February. A series of coordinated actions were agreed upon to be implemented in the coming weeks and months to strengthen the fight against organized crime at the border, with the main goal of reducing deaths related to the use of illegal fentanyl and illegally trafficked firearms.
As part of this security collaboration, four principles were outlined by the President of Mexico, among which stand out shared responsibility, mutual trust, cooperation without subordination, and respect for sovereignty. It was also agreed to hold periodic meetings of the high-level bilateral security working group to closely monitor progress and maintain close and ongoing communication.
The Mexican delegation was led by Foreign Secretary Juan Ramón de la Fuente, Secretary of Security and Citizen Protection Omar García Harfuch, Secretary of National Defense General Ricardo Trevilla, Secretary of the Navy Admiral Raymundo Pedro Morales, Attorney General of the Republic Alejandro Gertz Manero, Mexico's Ambassador to the United States Esteban Moctezuma, Marcela Figueroa, Executive Secretary of the National Public Security System, and Roberto Velasco, Head of the North America Unit.
