In addition to promising to examine recent incidences of migrant deaths along the border, Canada and the United States agreed to provide more information on the trafficking of narcotics and guns across their shared border.
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police and the Canada Border Services Agency are now able to share more information with their American colleagues because of four new or modified agreements Ottawa inked with Washington, according to Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino.
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Officials didn’t go into great detail about what the agreements from their recent had actually altered. Mendicino, though, said that the accords would enable Canada to pursue ghost guns in particular—untraced, privately made weapons used by gangs.
Mendicino, David Lametti, the Minister of Justice of Canada, Alejandro Mayorkas, the Secretary of Homeland Security of the United States, and Merrick Garland, the Attorney General of the United States, all attended the Cross Border Crime Forum when the news surfaced.
The agreements are intended to assist in reducing the flow of opioids like fentanyl. Authorities, according to Garland, will monitor the flow of the lethal drug’s components out of China as well as the chemicals required to make them.
At a news conference, Mendicino said, “It means more joint investigations into gun smuggling and trafficking.”
Mayorkas remarked, “It’s all about meeting the moment, meeting the changes that occur and addressing them in real-time — sharing actionable, relevant information in real-time.″
Law enforcement will receive training so that they are familiar with the privacy regulations of both countries, according to a joint statement.
The four leaders agreed to examine recent episodes of border migrant deaths, hold people traffickers accountable, and take action against unauthorized movement by employing sensors, staff, and up-to-date information.
