WORLD BRIEFING / MEXICO
Times Wire Reports
Mexico has received eight armored vehicles as part of a U.S. aid package to help with its fight against drug cartels.
The U.S. Embassy says the vehicles were given to federal police agents to use in counternarcotics operations.
The U.S. has plans to deliver $39 million in inspection equipment as well as new forensic ballistics equipment in the next few weeks. It also has begun training programs. Congress has appropriated $700 million over the last two years for Mexico’s drug war.
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