US Ambassador to Mexico Ken Salazar emphasized this Saturday that the “historic” extradition cooperation between the two nations “affirms the shared commitment” to bilateral security and well-being.
In a statement published on Ismael Quintero’s social network ‘Fierro’, “the extradition treaty therefore plays a crucial role in continuing to achieve these results,” he said.
He reiterated that bilateral cooperation will help those who endanger people face the law, whether it is the poison fentanyl, arms trafficking or the painful path of irregular migration.”
Moreover, he highlighted that the US has deported refugees to Mexico this year. Wanted by the authorities for crimes such as murder, femicide, kidnapping and organized crime.
“The high number of extraditions to the US and deportations of refugees to Mexico is a stark reminder that those “who unscrupulously take advantage of the safety, health and well-being of our nations” will be held accountable.”
He also said this would create safer communities for people on both sides of the border as these measures are of great importance. “Definitely an explosion” against transnational criminal organizations, cartels and polleros (human traffickers).
“The Bicentennial Framework and the High-Level Security Dialogue provide us with a solid foundation for greater cooperation to combat illicit fentanyl, end the arms trade and manage migration in a humane manner,” he concluded.
The extradition agreement between the two countries was signed in 1978, although the first extraditions began in 1995.
Source: La Neta Neta
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