Jenna Jameson Pirsing

strong relationship between Mexico and U.S. falls Weight

By sharing information, technology, equipment and training the United States and Mexico have reached an unprecedented degree of cooperation in the fight against drug trafficking, reported yesterday by The Washington Post.

The recognition of both parties that there is a shared responsibility in the fight
Drug trafficking is a major historical change, "said Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Mexico, John Feeley, was quoted as saying.

The new relationship is based on the Merida Initiative, which includes assistance, 400 million dollars for the fight against drug trafficking in Mexico, said the newspaper.

The agreement provides support for three years the delivery of Black Hawk helicopters, night vision goggles and gamma ray scanners to search for guns and cash at the border, and regular exchange of information in real time.

The agreement was accepted by the U.S. Congress and activated by President George Bush on June 30, 2008.

Mexican President Felipe Calderon got the U.S. government finally acknowledged that illegal drug consumption in the U.S. is a shared problem, which requires a shared solution.

Among the U.S. institutions involved are
found the State Department and the Department of Justice, the National Security Council, Pentagon, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), FBI and Drug Enforcement Administration. And from Mexico: the Congress, the Ministry of National Defense, the Army of Mexico, the Ministry of Public Security the Attorney General's Office and the Center for Investigation and National Security (CISEN).

Other signs

The publication cited the official incorporation of Mexicans in the U.S. Northern Command in Colorado Springs, and an interagency working group in Key West, Florida.

The working group responsible for military satellites and maritime surveillance in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific, provides information to the Mexican Navy and Air Force to intercept drugs north, the newspaper said.

The Post also highlighted the exchange of information databases of U.S. Platform Mexico, which accounts for the country's criminal information, such as the tracing of firearms used in crimes, which is being translated into English.