This week, U.S. Attorney General William P. Barr
traveled to Mexico. Together with U.S. Ambassador Christopher Landau,
Attorney General Barr met with Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez
Obrador, Minister of Foreign Relations Marcelo Ebrard Casaubon, Secretary
of Defense Luis Crescencio Sandoval Gonzalez, Secretary of the Navy
Admiral Jose Rafael Ojeda Duran, Security Minister Alfonso
Durazo Montaño and Attorney General Alejandro Gertz Manero to
continue strengthening their bilateral law enforcement cooperation. Attorney
General Barr also accompanied Ambassador Landau in a visit to Mexico’s National
Shrine, Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe.
Attorney General Barr and Mexican Government
counterparts discussed a broad range of issues including their shared
commitment to protecting the security and safety of the citizens of both the
United States and Mexico from transnational criminal organizations (TCOs) as
well as how our countries work together to combat drug, human, and arms
trafficking. They talked about the importance of targeting illicit
financial networks and disrupting the illicit movement of cash, weapons, and
drugs, combatting corruption, and strengthening cooperation on bringing members
of TCOs to justice.
Attorney General Barr thanked the Mexican government
for a number of recent matters, including the arrests of individuals suspected
in the Nov. 4 murder of nine U.S. citizens in Northern Mexico and Mexico’s
partnership in combatting illegal immigration at our shared border.
The U.S. law enforcement relationship with Mexico is
one of our most important partnerships to combat trans-border crime.
Continued collaboration and successful joint law enforcement programs between
the United States and Mexico on justice matters remain a priority for the U.S.
Government. Attorney General Barr looks forward to further dialogue on these
important matters. He will brief President Trump tomorrow on the trip and make
recommendations for next steps.
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