Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum emphasized that, for the first time, the U.S. government has committed to carrying out operations inside its own territory to prevent high-powered weapons from crossing the southern border Photo by Isaac Esquivel/EPA
Sept. 30 (UPI) -- Mexico announced a new bilateral cooperation agreement with the United States to curb the flow of illegal weapons into Mexican territory, negotiated during the early September visit of Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
The agreement, announced Saturday and described as a breakthrough in security cooperation between the two countries, includes real-time information sharing, coordinated operations and forensic technology to trace firearms.
President Claudia Sheinbaum emphasized that, for the first time, the U.S. government has committed to carrying out operations inside its own territory to prevent high-powered weapons from crossing the southern border, addressing a longstanding demand from Mexico.
"Normally they ask Mexico to conduct operations to stop drugs from entering the United States. For the first time, the United States recognizes that it must carry out operations to control the illegal flow of weapons into Mexico," Sheinbaum said.
