The US diplomat put the scourge of fentanyl deaths at the top of the agenda and pleaded with Mexico on Thursday to help stem the flow of the drug to the US, but it was unclear whether he received a meaningful commitment from the Mexican president.

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Obrador.

In Mexico City for a series of high-level security and economic talks, Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken said at a news conference that he had “no doubt about Mexico’s willingness to work together… a commitment in words and deed.”

But

Lpez

Obrador has been slow to recognize the depth of the fentanyl crisis, preferring until recently to blame American consumption and not Mexico’s role in the production and supply of the synthetic opiate, which is manufactured using chemicals from China .

Mexican Foreign Minister Alicia

Brcena

pledged to combat fentanyl trafficking, focusing on controlling precursor chemicals, while Secretary of Public Safety

Minister of Security and Civil Protection

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Velzquez insisted that Mexico was not a producer of the drug but merely a transit country, a notion that U.S. officials say is no longer the case. Blinken outlined a detailed plan to track chemicals in Mexico that will recruit private companies along with government agencies to step up raids and crack down on those producing and trafficking the drugs, as well as imposing sanctions on Chinese companies which are the main source of the chemicals. and stepped up raids and crackdown on those producing and trafficking the drugs. “We are doing everything in our power to stop the shipment of the precursor chemicals and pill presses into Mexico and the shipment of the drug into the U.S.,” said White House Homeland Security Advisor Liz Sherwood-Randall. White House. guided flashing.

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Obrador met for about an hour behind closed doors, with no access for journalists. A brief summary of the

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According to information from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the two discussed the challenges of irregular migration and synthetic fentanyl and our efforts to address them.

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Obrador spoke of the importance of open channels of communication and “this relationship of understanding and friendship” that will bring that about

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shared problems and challenges, Mexican news media reported.

The two days of talks here follow similar sessions last week in Washington involving Blinken

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In their opening remarks, Mexican officials praised the cooperation but did not offer specific action plans.

We are committed to fighting synthetic drugs that have caused so much damage to the US.

Mexican Foreign Minister Alicia Barcena

Brcena said. She urged more investment and technological innovation for the U.S.-Mexico border, which would facilitate trade but also strengthen security against the trafficking of drugs to the north and weapons to the south.

Mayorkas announced a new system under which the US will regularly share reports with Mexico on weapons believed to be destined for that country.Rosa Icela Rodriguez

Rodríguez

Velzquez, Mexican Minister of Public Security,

said drugs and violence are part of a vicious circle that can only be overcome with binational solutions that work on both sides of the border.

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are now the leading cause of death among American adults ages 18 to 49. Furthermore, fentanyl use and death are no longer an exclusively American problem.

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We have been the canary in the coal mine, Blinken said during an appearance at the University of Texas

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Austin on Wednesday. Now we saw it spreading to many other places in the world. This is becoming a global problem.

Mexican officials cite numerous raids on illegal drug operations on national territory and the destruction of laboratories this year alone as evidence of the government’s commitment to cracking down on fentanyl trafficking. However, only a small percentage of these operations focused on fentanyl production, according to U.S. officials.

Migration also dominated the conversations

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Where the US and Mexico have a ‘shared responsibility’, Blinken said.

Mayorkas talked about formulating an “effective model” for immigration. But his comments came as the Biden administration announced it was resuming limited building construction

southern

border wall,

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Obrador has expressed sharp criticism.

Mayorkas said the funds for construction were appropriated during the Trump administration and that law requires the money to be spent for that purpose.

said during his daily morning press conference earlier in the day

Lpez

Obrador regretted the decision.

“So far, he was the only president who had not built a border wall.”

Lpez

Obrador said of President Biden. “I understand that there is strong pressure from far-right groups in the United States, especially those who want to take advantage of the migration phenomenon and drug use for electoral purposes.

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So in Mexico City, Binken and Mayorkas

on Wednesday

have consulted with their counterparts from Colombia and Panama and have made a decision to begin deporting Venezuelan nationals who have no legal basis to remain in the US, the State Department said.

Venezuela has agreed to receive the deported nationals, the ministry said in a statement.