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From: Karen Lawrence	3/25/2009 12:12:56 PM
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According to State Department about 90 percent of the cocaine that enters the United States is trafficked through Mexico • Arizona's 370-mile border with Mexico serves as the gateway for nearly half of all smuggled marijuana • Vast majority of cocaine available in U.S. drug markets is smuggled by Mexican cartels across U.S.-Mexico border. • Mexican cartels maintain drug distribution networks or supply drugs to distributors in at least 230 U.S. cities. • In the first three years of President Felipe Calderon's six-year term, Mexico's army has had 153 clashes with drug gangs. • In the six years of his predecessor Vicente Fox's term, there were only 16 clashes In 2008, President Bush signed the Mérida Initiative Mérida Initiative would provide $1.4 billion to Mexico and other countries over three years to help combat drug smuggling and violence • Drugs trade in Mexico generates at least $10 billion in yearly revenues There at least 6,290 deaths attributed to drug wars in 2008 Over 1,000 deaths attributed to drug wars in first two months of 2009 • At least $17.2 billion in U.S. banknotes were transported to Mexico through illicit nonbank channels over a 2-year period • Obama administration unveiled a strategy aimed at stemming the Mexican cartels' illicit drug shipments into U.S. • Drug shipments estimated to be worth at least $15 billion annually • Plan includes some $700 million in existing aid for Mexican law enforcement designated by the Bush administration • Biggest immediate impact of the new program is likely to come from the addition of more than 360 Department of Homeland Security agents heading to border or crossing into Mexico to work with authorities there

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