国际英语资讯:U.S., Mexico vow to tackle cross-border drug trafficking
<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 14-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Mexican">Mexican</span> <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="level">level</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="met">met</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="discuss">discuss</span> <span word="strategies">strategies</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="clamp">clamp</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="transnational">transnational</span> <span word="criminal">criminal</span> <span word="organizations">organizations</span> (<span word="TCO">TCO</span>) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="illegal">illegal</span> <span word="drug">drug</span> <span word="flow">flow</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="joint">joint</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span>.</p><p><span word="Calling">Calling</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="TCOs">TCOs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="drugs">drugs</span> "<span word="grave">grave</span>" <span word="problems">problems</span>, <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Deputy">Deputy</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="John">John</span> <span word="Sullivan">Sullivan</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="collaboration">collaboration</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="tackle">tackle</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="threats">threats</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> 2016, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 64,000 <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="drug">drug</span> <span word="overdose">overdose</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="toll">toll</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="synthetic">synthetic</span> <span word="opioids">opioids</span> <span word="alone">alone</span> <span word="claiming">claiming</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="heroin">heroin</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="prescription">prescription</span> <span word="painkillers">painkillers</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="preliminary">preliminary</span> <span word="figures">figures</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="government">government</span>.</p><p><span word="Meanwhile">Meanwhile</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="Mexicans">Mexicans</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="fallen">fallen</span> <span word="victim">victim</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="drug">drug</span>-<span word="related">related</span> <span word="violence">violence</span>.</p><p><span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Homeland">Homeland</span> <span word="Security">Security</span> <span word="Kirstjen">Kirstjen</span> <span word="Nielsen">Nielsen</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="reporters">reporters</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="strengthen">strengthen</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bilateral">bilateral</span> <span word="cooperation">cooperation</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="memorandum">memorandum</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="signed">signed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="criminal">criminal</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="repatriated">repatriated</span> <span word="Mexicans">Mexicans</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="shared">shared</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span>.</p><p><span word="Cross">Cross</span>-<span word="border">border</span> <span word="crime">crime</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="drug">drug</span> <span word="trafficking">trafficking</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="threat">threat</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="neighboring">neighboring</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="traditionally">traditionally</span> <span word="blamed">blamed</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="drug">drug</span> <span word="demand">demand</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="supply">supply</span>.</p><p><span word="Urging">Urging</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="sides">sides</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="overcome">overcome</span> <span word="the">the</span> "<span word="blame">blame</span> <span word="game">game</span>," <span word="Mexican">Mexican</span> <span word="Foreign">Foreign</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="Luis">Luis</span> <span word="Videgaray">Videgaray</span> <span word="Caso">Caso</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="for">for</span> "<span word="trust">trust</span>" <span word="and">and</span> "<span word="effective">effective</span> <span word="actions">actions</span>."</p><p><span word="Sullivan">Sullivan</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="noted">noted</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="necessity">necessity</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reduce">reduce</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="drug">drug</span> <span word="demand">demand</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="home">home</span>.</p><p>"<span word="As">As</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="thriving">thriving</span> <span word="market">market</span>, <span word="TCOs">TCOs</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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