This was an agreement between the US and Mexico that was signed in 2008. The goals were combating: drug trafficking, organized crime, and money laundering. The Mexican government pointed out that the drug trade is a shared problem between the US and Mexico; the US government was appreciative of the fact that then-president Felipe Calderon was willing to work with the United States on these issues (many previous Mexican presidents had not). The U.S. Congress passed a bill giving Mexico $400 million and other Central American countries $65 million to the purpose of addressing these issues - it was signed into law by George W. Bush. Money was spent training officers and on equipment such as drug scanning machines and military vehicles and weapons. Criticisms/concerns: The US had tried something similar with Columbia (called the Plan Columbia) and it failed - drug trafficking actually increased there. Concern that the interrogation methods used by the officers would include torture and/or limit the freedoms and personal privacy. Also concern that it would help fund (and make too powerful) the Mexican military.
This was an agreement between the US and Mexico that was signed in 2008. The goals were combating: drug trafficking, organized crime, and money laundering. The Mexican government pointed out that the drug trade is a shared problem between the US and Mexico; the US government was appreciative of the fact that then-president Felipe Calderon was willing to work with the United States on these issues (many previous Mexican presidents had not). The U.S. Congress passed a bill giving Mexico $400 million and other Central American countries $65 million to the purpose of addressing these issues - it was signed into law by George W. Bush. Money was spent training officers and on equipment such as drug scanning machines and military vehicles and weapons. Criticisms/concerns: The US had tried something similar with Columbia (called the Plan Columbia) and it failed - drug trafficking actually increased there. Concern that the interrogation methods used by the officers would include torture and/or limit the freedoms and personal privacy. Also concern that it would help fund (and make too powerful) the Mexican military.