Director of the DEA launches against Mexico for delaying 13 visas of its anti-drug agents

Although the cooperation between Mexico and the United States in the fight against organized crime has achieved important blows, there have also been some disagreements between authorities from both countries.

The most recent of them was revealed by the director of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). Anne Milgramwho accused the president’s government Andrés Manuel López Obrador to delay the issuance of visas so that agents of the corporation under their charge can work in Mexico.

The official spoke before the Appropriations Committee of the United States House of Representatives, in relation to the budget request for fiscal year 2025 for the DEA.

It was at said hearing where Milgram announced the delay in issuing the visa and how That is affecting the fight against drug trafficking..

There are delays of up to 8 months

“We are waiting for those 13 visas, I think one has been pending for about eight months and, unfortunately, all of us who are sitting in this room know the price we pay as a country when we wait so long,” said Milgram, referring to the urgency to achieve for those 13 intelligence agents and analysts to enter Mexico.

During the same hearing, Republican Hal Rogers noted that, in addition to visas, Mexico has refused to hand over 13 criminals in extradition proceedings.

The legislator criticized an alleged lack of cooperation from Mexican authorities to combat crime, adding that The head of the DEA is not received by any high-level official of that country.

“It is worrying that the DEA administrator, despite her efforts, has not been able to secure a single meeting with any Mexican government official since taking office,” Rogers said.

“This lack of commitment, the senseless bureaucratic delay in approving visas and blatantly ignoring extradition requests from cartel members should be far from pleasant to anyone who cares about our efforts to combat cartels,” the Republican representative added.

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