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Colombia, Mexico and US vow increased cooperation against crime

by Adriaan Alsema December 8, 2017

The top justice officials from Colombia, Mexico and the United States met on Thursday in Cartagena in an attempt to improve cooperation to fight transnational crime.

Colombia’s Prosecutor General Nestor Humberto Martinez met with his counterparts Jeff Sessions from the US and Alberto Elias from Mexico to “renew the existing commitment to international judicial cooperation and to deepen joint strategies in the fight against transnational organized crime,” according to a joint statement.


In particular, the three countries plan to maximize collective law enforcement capabilities by:

  1. Streamlining the exchange of information in real time among the investigative bodies in the three countries by utilizing law enforcement channels of communication whenever possible;
  2. Prioritizing and collaborating in the interdiction of shipments of narcotics and its illicit proceeds;
  3. Engaging in investigative strategies, where possible, to more effectively dismantle transnational criminal organizations;
  4. Increasing the exchange of best practices to more effectively investigate and prosecute transnational criminal organizations; and
  5. Developing joint capacity building and training programs for public sector actors responsible for criminal investigations and prosecutions, with a particular focus on organized crime, narcotics trafficking, money laundering, asset forfeiture, and public corruption.
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The summit came amid tensions over the so-called “War on Drugs” that is led by the US.

Both Mexico and Colombia have demanded a more humane approach to crime fighting for years.

The Colombian government has called for an increased focus on illegal armed groups involved in the international drug trade, money laundering and gold mining.

“We’re gonna make progress,” Sessions was quoted as saying after the summit.

The administration of President Juan Manuel Santos teamed up with the United Nations last year to curb record cultivation of coca, the base ingredient of cocaine.

Mexico is reportedly ending one of the most violent years in history.

The US is suffering unprecedented levels of drug abuse.

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