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State Department officials tell House panel Mexico has stepped up extraditions, seizures and intelligence sharing on drugs
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State Department witnesses told the House Foreign Affairs subcommittee that cooperation with Mexico on counternarcotics has increased, citing extraditions of high‑value suspects, expanded vetted units, and seizures of precursors; lawmakers pressed for more accountability, prosecutions and clarity on U.S. maritime strikes.
State Department officials told a House Foreign Affairs subcommittee hearing that U.S. cooperation with Mexico on counternarcotics has intensified, producing extraditions, seizures and new joint mechanisms to hold partners accountable.
Katherine Duholme, principal deputy assistant secretary for the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, and Chris Landberg, senior bureau official at the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL), said the two governments established a security implementation group that meets monthly to track commitments. "As partners, we can accomplish more together," Duholme said during opening remarks, calling the U.S.–Mexico relationship "one of our country's most complex, strategic, and consequential." Landberg added that Mexico…
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