Over 100 Countries Meet in Buenos Aires to Tackle Drug-Trafficking
The three-day meeting brings officials from more than 100 countries together to expand intelligence sharing and coordination against cartels and money laundering.
- On Tuesday, President Javier Milei's government and the Drug Enforcement Administration opened the 40th International Drug Enforcement Conference in Buenos Aires, where officials from more than 100 nations gathered to debate anti-narcotics strategies.
- Argentina is hosting the event for the first time, reflecting a deepening strategic security alliance between President Javier Milei and President Donald Trump aimed at combating transnational crime through the Shield of the Americas.
- Data from the Financial Intelligence Research Fund reveals a 508% increase in cocaine seizures, with nearly 15,000 kilograms intercepted since January 2024; around 80% originated in Bolivia, marking Argentina as a key distribution corridor.
- DEA Administrador Terry Cole sought to smooth diplomatic tensions by describing Mexico's Secretary of Security and Citizen Protection, Omar García Harfuch, as a "trusted partner," while meeting with Argentine Foreign Minister Pablo Quirno to reinforce commitments.
- United States Ambassador Peter Lamelas stated Washington "works hand-in-hand with Argentina and other democratic countries against cartels, criminal networks and terrorists," warning that "cartels and criminals move fast" and require faster operational cooperation.
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Both countries co-organized in Buenos Aires the international conference for drug control; the US envoy praised libertarian management and guaranteed more investments in technology
It was during a reduced meeting with the press, in the framework of the International Conference on Drug Control (IDEC), which was held for the first time in the country.The Minister of Security hosted more than 500 representatives from 110 countries together with Terrance Cole, director of the emblematic U.S. drug control agency.
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eldiariodechihuahua.mxOmar Garc a Harfuch, head of SSPC, talked about narco-trafficking and organized crime with the Argentine Minister of Security, Alejandra Monteoliva.
Over 100 countries meet in Buenos Aires to tackle drug-trafficking
Delegates are gathering behind closed doors in Buenos Aires this week for the 40th International Drug Enforcement Conference (IDEC), co-organised by President Javier Milei's government and the US Drug Enforcement Administration for the first time. Leer más
President Claudia Sheinbaum criticized the Administration for Drug Control (DEA)'s double speech to Mexico and stressed that the relationship is governed by principles of sovereignty and mutual respect. "Sometimes they say one topic and sometimes they say another topic"Claudia SheinbaumDuring the People's Conference this August 19, Claudia Sheinbaum admitted that she initially hesitated to authorize the participation of Omar García Harfuch, Secr…
The president recalled the distance with the US agency after the arrest of Salvador Cienfuegos and defended that the assistance of the Secretary of Security allowed to show the Mexican strategy
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