U.S. and Mexican Responses to Mexican Drug Trafficking Organizations

By Dianne Feinstein and Charles Grassley.

In the past, the relationship between the United States and Mexico often was characterized by mistrust. Today, our bilateral cooperation is strong. Given the significant challenges that both our countries face from Mexican drug trafficking organizations and the strength of U.S. – Mexico relations.This report makes several recommendations for the U.S. government. These include:

- Enhancing authorities’ and businesses’ focus on understanding, mapping, and tracking the financial structures and money transfers of drug trafficking organizations;

- Proactively providing judicial sector assistance to each Mexican state that requests it during the next phase of the Mérida Initiative; and

- Developing fundamental measures of success for the Mérida Initiative.

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