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【标准美音 Editorial】03-03-2012
Merida's New Direction  

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U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement William Brownfield (February 22, 2012)
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Mexico
Merida Initiative
  U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement William Brownfield
$"The U.S. – Mexico partnership aimed at fighting drug trafficking is taking a new direction. Now in its fourth year, the Merida Initiative is evolving away from a focus on heavy equipment deliveries and toward training, capacity building and exchanges," said U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement William Brownfield.
"U.S. support for the Merida Initiative totaled $1.6 billion in its first three years," said Assistant Secretary Brownfield. And, for every U.S. dollar, the government of Mexico spent 13:  "This is very much a shared effort, a shared responsibility, a shared response."
A major part of the joint effort is aimed at transforming the nature of the U.S. - Mexico border. Improved technical assistance and training on both sides of the border are enabling law enforcement to better monitor and identify illegal firearms shipments. U.S. customs and border protection teams are now screening outbound rail and vehicle traffic for weapons and bulk currency and border enforcement security teams are investigating organizations involved in cross-border smuggling.