US, Mexico launch joint initiative to tackle cross-border gun trafficking

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Mexico's Foreign Minister Juan Ramon de la Fuente attend a press conference at the Foreign Ministry building (SRE) in Mexico City, Mexico, September 3, 2025. REUTERS/Henry Romero/File Photo

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -The United States and Mexico launched a new bilateral initiative aimed at disrupting the flow of illicit firearms across their shared border, the U.S. State Department said on Saturday.

The announcement came during the inaugural meeting of the U.S.-Mexico Security Implementation Group, formed earlier this month during Secretary Rubio's visit to Mexico to enhance joint action against narcotrafficking and arms smuggling.