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      "date": "2004-11-10",
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      "title": "Mexico's Counter-Narcotics Efforts under Fox, December 2000 to October 2004",
      "summary": "This report provides information on Mexico\u2019s counter-narcotics efforts during the first\nfour years\nof the presidency of Vicente Fox. Special emphasis is placed on calendar year 2003, covered by the\nState Department\u2019s March 2004 report on international narcotics control, and the first six\nmonths\nof 2004, covered in President Fox\u2019s September 2004 \u201cState of the Nation\u201d\nreport. This report will\nbe updated when warranted by events. \n \n Share of Traffic. According to the State Department, an estimated 70 percent of the\nU.S.-bound cocaine shipments pass through Mexican territory, a higher estimate than in past years. \nMexico remains a major source country for heroin, marijuana, and methamphetamine, and a major\ncenter for money laundering activities.\n \n Control Efforts. Seizures of cocaine by Mexico in 2003 were up 59% from 2002, but they\nwere down 15% from the average yearly seizures in the previous five years (1998-2002), according\nto the State Department\u2019s latest report. Seizures of marijuana were up 24% from 2002, as\nwell, and\nup 33% from the average in the previous five years. Seizures of methamphetamine and drug labs\nincreased significantly in 2003 as compared to 2002 and as compared to the 1998-2002 average. On\nthe other hand, seizures of opium in 2003 were down 39% from 2002, and down 30% from the\naverage of the 1998-2002 period. Seizures of heroin were down 41% in 2003 compared to 2002, and\nwere down 49% from the previous five years.  Arrests  were up in all categories in 2003, and\nthere\nwere major actions against leading drug lords. The Mexican State of the Nation report states that\n31,719 people associated with seven drug organizations were arrested from December 2000 to June\n2004, including 15 cartel leaders, 39 financiers, and 64 lieutenants. Mexico extradited 31 persons\nto the United States in 2003, including 18 Mexican nationals on drug-related charges.\n Eradication \nof opium and marijuana increased in 2003, but with more hectares of cultivation, the potential yield\nof opium was up 74% over 2002 and up 45% from the previous five years, while the potential yield\nof marijuana was up 71% from 2002 and up 76% from the 1998-2002 average.\n \n Cooperative Efforts. President Bush and President Fox have met many times and have made\nthe bilateral relationship a top priority, although disagreements over Iraq created some tension. In\nthese meetings, the presidents agreed to enhance law enforcement and counter-narcotics cooperation\nbetween the two countries, and this cooperation was facilitated by the modification of the U.S. drug\ncertification process. Top officials say that the countries have achieved unprecedented levels of\ncooperation, including the sharing of sensitive intelligence and expanded training for Mexican\nanti-drug forces. In the post 9/11/01 period, the countries have expanded cooperation into\noverlapping counter-narcotics and counter-terrorism programs.",
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