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- Proposed devoting $8.5 billion to a cross-border drug effort
- The United States offered between $500 million and $1.5 billion
- Mexico offered $7 billion
- Program an effort to re-establish influence in Latin America
- United States concerned about the increasing involvement of China and Russia
- Over 10,100 have died since December 2006Washington Post: Little Progress as U.S., Mexico Discuss Drug Cartels and Arms (April 3, 2009)
- Total includes 1,000 soldiers and police officersWashington Post: Little Progress as U.S., Mexico Discuss Drug Cartels and Arms (April 3, 2009)
- 1,600 people were killed January-March 2009Reuters: Mexico says death toll from drug war is falling (April 3, 2009)
- 90% of the weapons used by drug traffickers come from the USReuters: Mexico says death toll from drug war is falling (April 3, 2009)
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The US-Mexico Drug Plan was an agreement between the United States and Mexico, proposed by George W. Bush. It sought to combine the forces of the two countries to prevent drug trafficking over the border and reduce drug-related violence in Mexico.
On April 2, 2009, top officials from the United States and Mexico agreed to set up a joint group to work together to stop the movement of firearms across the border.AFP: Mexico, US to battle weapons traffic (April 3, 2009)
The Drug and Arms Plan
Officials at the meeting on April 2, 2009 at Jiutepec, Mexico, included US Attorney General Eric Holder, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, Mexican Attorney General Eduardo Medina-Mora and Interior Minister Fernando Gomez-Mont. The countries plan to coordinate penal processes and create a joint database of information. On April 1, 2009, the U.S. Senate approved a $550 million package to fund the project.AFP: Mexico, US to battle weapons traffic (April 3, 2009)-
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US-Mexico Drug Plan Questions
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