The U.S., Canada and Mexico have pledged enhanced coordination measures to combat the rise of synthetic opioids such as fentanyl, which the countries have jointly recognized as the foremost drug threat in North America.
The U.S., Canada and Mexico have pledged enhanced coordination measures to combat the rise of synthetic opioids such asIn a joint statement issued Friday after the first meeting of the TrilateralCommittee, the three countries announced four specific areas of coordination focused on current and emerging drugs, demand for drugs, drug trafficking and emerging finance.
“The three North American governments will work together to disrupt the global transfer, facilitation, and supply of illicit, precursor chemicals, and the equipment used in their illicit production before they reach the Western Hemisphere,” the committee said in a statement. President Biden, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau formed the trilateral group in January at the North American Leaders’ Summit.
The group announced the new measures as the Justice Department charged several leaders of the Sinaloa cartel on Friday for their alleged roles in the global supply of illicit
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