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United States/Mexico Bi-National Drug Strategy
Strategy Component
Alliance Point 15: Implement training and technical cooperation
programs to ensure that anti-drug personnel acquire needed capabilities
and perform with the highest level of professionalism and integrity.
The economic power of criminal organizations dedicated to the trafficking
of drugs has permitted them to acquire modern technical equipment in their
operations which has allowed them to evade justice and facilitated the
expansion of their activities.
Regarding the former, the training of personnel charged with combating
criminal organizations and the strengthening of institutions in both countries
are priorities.
Both countries will consider the development of technical training and
cooperation programs with regard to the general established framework for
the development of these programs.
Moreover, they will continue with training programs in specific areas
such as arms trafficking, essential and precursor chemicals, and money
laundering such as those developed and executed in the framework of the
High Level Contact Group.
Modern, sophisticated organized crime poses tremendous challenges to
Mexican and United States law enforcement agencies and respective justice
systems. The economic power of criminal organizations that engage in drug
trafficking has enabled them to employ technology and modern equipment
in their operations, and, thereby, to evade justice and to expand their
activities. Police, investigators, and prosecutors need new legal tools,
techniques and capabilities in order to combat these entities successfully.
Institutions must likewise be reinforced against the inevitable attempts
by these groups to infiltrate, corrupt, or intimidate them.
Given the transnational nature of many of these groups, the United States
and Mexico must attack them together. Familiarity with each other's legal
systems will greatly facilitate bilateral efforts.
Objectives
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Increase understanding between each country’s justice sector entities of
the respective criminal justice systems, with a view toward improved bilateral
cooperation and mutual legal assistance.
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Expand sharing of technical experiences and expertise, particularly relating
to the combat of organized crime, drug trafficking, money laundering, chemical
diversion, and other related crimes.
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Establish integrated United States training programs for Mexican anti-drug
personnel, as noted in Alliance Points 1, 3, 6, 10, 11, 12, 13, and 14.
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Address institutional development of consistent and effective training
for its investigators and prosecutors.
Actions
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The Governments of Mexico and the United States will design a wide-ranging
training and technical cooperation program to ensure that counternarcotics
personnel develop the necessary skills and that they perform their work
with the highest level of integrity and professionalism.
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The Governments of Mexico and the United States will conduct training and
familiarization courses, as well as technical conferences for justice sector
entities to increase understanding of the distinct elements of the criminal
justice systems of both nations.
2.1 Both governments will expand sharing of technical experiences
and expertise, particularly relating to the combat of organized crime,
drug trafficking, money laundering, chemical diversion, and other related
crimes.
2.2 Both governments will share experiences in the application
of modern investigative and prosecutorial techniques such as those specified
in the Federal Organized Crime Law of Mexico and legislation against drug
trafficking crime in the United States.
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The Governments of Mexico and the United States will exchange information
on modernization of governmental components to address institutional development
in such areas as personnel systems, administration, and training.
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The Governments of Mexico and the United States will give particular attention
to strengthening training institutions, implementing modern training techniques,
and revising training curriculum.
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Given the rapid expansion of training and technical exchanges between the
two countries, the governments will establish a coordinating mechanism
to ensure smooth implementation of the training plans, improve efficiency
and maximize resources, and prevent duplication of effort among training
agencies in both countries.
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The Governments of Mexico and the United States will establish consultations
to design technical assistance programs in order to optimize their usefulness
and timeliness.
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The Governments of Mexico and the United States will develop training and
familiarization courses, and technical conferences to increase understanding
regarding the differences between and peculiarities of each legal system.
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The Governments of Mexico and the United States will foster a better understanding
of the structure and duties of the other country’s law enforcement agencies.
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The Governments of Mexico and the United States will devote special attention
to strengthening training academies by implementing modern training techniques
and developing course content.
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The Governments of Mexico and the United States will establish a coordinating
mechanism to ensure that training plans are implemented, with a view to
enhancing efficiency and maximizing resources, and to preventing duplication
of effort among both countries’ training agencies, given the rapid growth
of technical exchange and training programs between the two countries.
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