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GAO-10-253R 1 (2009-12-03)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaanqm0001 and id is 1 raw text is: GA 0 Acountabinllty I Integrity I Relaility United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 December 3, 2009 The Honorable Eliot L. Engel Chairman The Honorable Connie Mack Ranking Member Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere Committee on Foreign Affairs House of Representatives Subject: Status of Funds for the Mrida Initiative Violence along the U.S.-Mexico border has escalated in recent years because of drug trafficking and related organized crime activities, with over 12,000 fatalities since 2006. At the same time, gang activity in Central America has increased, further fueling the violence within the region. In an effort to confront the challenges posed by criminal violence, in October 2007, the United States and Mexico announced the Mdrida Initiative, a $1.4 billion counternarcotics and anticrime assistance package for countries in the region. The Mdrida Initiative brings a shift in both scale and scope to U.S. assistance to the region, particularly Mexico. For example, under Mrida, the average annual counternarcotics and related law enforcement assistance to Mexico increased from about $57 million from 2000 through 2006 to $400 million for fiscal year 2008. Similarly, collaboration between the United States and Mexico has intensified, providing an unprecedented opportunity to address the mutual threat of drug trafficking and organized crime affecting the region. GAO-10-253R Mdrida Initiative Funding

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