Mexico Lifts Its Ban on Actions by U.S. Drug Agents
Mexico on Wednesday temporarily lifted its ban on the activities of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents in Mexico.
The Foreign Ministry said the ban, announced Monday in reaction to a U.S. Supreme Court ruling allowing U.S. abduction abroad of criminal suspects, will be lifted while talks take place with the United States to review the U.S.-Mexican extradition treaty.
“The government of Mexico has decided temporarily to allow bilateral (drugs) cooperation to continue,” the ministry said in a statement.
The ministry decided to allow cooperation in order to maintain existing joint operations.
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