Mexico and U.S. security cooperation meeting with DEA on financial investigations and extraditions, Digi Mart USA News: Mexico’s Secretary of Security and Citizen Protection (SSPC), Omar García Harfuch, reported a working meeting with Terrance Cole, Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), in which the two reviewed bilateral security cooperation priorities.
According to a statement from Harfuch, the meeting addressed the exchange of information on criminal structures, financial investigations, pending collaboration requests and extradition matters.
Both sides agreed on the importance of strengthening investigations against criminal networks, advancing the arrest of priority targets in both countries, curbing the illegal flow of weapons into Mexico and combating drug trafficking into the United States.
Harfuch said bilateral cooperation is governed by four principles: respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity, shared responsibility, mutual trust and collaboration without subordination. “Actions on Mexican territory correspond exclusively to Mexican authorities, within the scope of their respective competencies,” he stressed.
Harfuch added that the work is part of the National Security Strategy and aims to reduce violence, combat impunity and weaken criminal structures. The meeting had been scheduled since late October.
