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U.S., Mexico Cooperate to Reduce Cross-Border Drug Flow
Nov. 6, 2020 | BY David Vergun , DOD News
The Defense Department's statutory mission is to serve as the single lead agency for the detection and monitoring of the aerial and maritime transit of illicit drugs into the United States. Cooperation with allies and partners, such as Mexico, is critical to that effort, said a DOD official.
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"Mexico remains the source of nearly all heroin seized in the United States and is a transit route for much of the cocaine available in our country," Matthew J. Flynn, deputy assistant secretary of defense for counternarcotics and global threats, said.
Moreover, Mexican cartels take advantage of uneven precursor chemical controls to manufacture deadly drugs, such as fentanyl and methamphetamine, inside of Mexico, which also make their way into the United States, he said.
https://www.defense.gov/Explore/News/Article/Article/2408588/us-mexico-cooperate-to-reduce-cross-border-drug-flow/
