Financial authorities of the governments of Mexico and USA met this week to address the threat posed by illicit bail bonds facing both countries, related to narcotics trafficking such as fentanyl and its precursors, as reported this Friday by the Treasury Department.
During the meeting organized by the United States Department of the Treasury and the Financial Intelligence Unit of Mexico on August 2 and 3, the Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Financing of Terrorism and Financial Crimes of the United States, Elizabeth Rosenberg, and the Acting Director of the Network Against Financial Crimes, Himamauli Das. Who discussed how both governments can continue to work together to combat these threats.
According to the information, they also met with financial institutions, where they discussed the priorities for the two countries, such as the fight against corruption, the promotion of public-private alliances to counter illicit financing, and the fight against drugs, weapons, and human trafficking.
The US government explained that the SDIF is a key bilateral forum “that promotes the objectives against money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism within the framework of the Bicentennial agreement between both countries.”
First cause of death in the US
Fentanyl has been classified as a national emergency in the United States, and is considered one of the leading causes of death for the US population between 18 and 45 years of age. Since it is a substance that can become 50 times stronger than heroin and 100 times stronger than morphine.
At the end of July, the director of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Anne Milgram, credited the death of 110,000 Americans to the use of fentanyl, according to information from CNN.
Fentanyl Defense Act
The United States Senate recently approved the Defense Against Fentanyl Act known as the Fentanyl Eradication and Narcotics Deterrence (FEND) Off Fentanyl Act, which makes it possible to combat and expropriate the assets of the cartels involved in fentanyl trafficking, in addition to those of the suppliers of chemical precursors used to manufacture this potent synthetic opioid.
Bilateral agreement to combat fentanyl
A few days ago, Mexico and the United States signed an agreement for greater bilateral collaboration to combat fentanyl trafficking, block arms trafficking, and improve the conditions of the migratory flow.
“The bill also guarantees the imposition of sanctions not only on illicit drug trafficking, but also on money laundering that makes it profitable,” points out the document issued by the Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Commission, which approved the bill. of law unanimously through the Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, recounts a text of infobae.
