Officials from Mexico and the United States gathered for the third meeting of a new security group created during a visit to Mexico by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio last year.
The U.S. State Department says the joint security implementation group met in Washington, D.C., where U.S. authorities reiterated their focus on ending illegal drug trafficking.
The most recent meeting comes after the transfer of 37 detained cartel members from Mexico to the United States. Mexico has sent a total of 92 prisoners to the U.S. since the beginning of last year.
The United States is also celebrating the arrest of former Canadian Olympic snowboarder Ryan Wedding, who was wanted on charges of high-level drug smuggling, as well as orchestrating multiple killings. Officials believe Wedding, who turned himself in to the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City, was working under the protection of the Sinaloa cartel.
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The state has seen 166 cases of measles since the beginning of last year, putting in the top 10 of Mexico’s 31 states. -
The 60-day action plan aims to get the two countries to develop new trade policies for critical minerals, as the United States seeks to reduce its reliance on China. -
The United States has ordered tariffs on countries that continue to ship oil to the island. Mexico has described the shipments as a humanitarian measure. -
The two countries have agreed on a plan that they say will facilitate overdue water deliveries from Mexico to the United States. -
The governor of the Mexican state says Mexico’s president has approved funds for a project in the Sonoran border town.
