Tackling the Firearms Trafficking to Mexico

The problematic of illicit firearms trafficking has grown into dimensions that are impossible to deal with unilaterally. International cooperation and exchange of information are necessary for the strategic and cross-cutting combat of this problem, which has global implications and consequences. For this reason it is necessary to sign bilateral agreements with the United States, the country of origin of the 70% of the illegal firearms that enter Mexico, and also reach similar agreements with Spain, Italy, Belgium, France and Austria, whose war production represents 30% of the arms supply in Mexico.