US, Mexico hold high level security talks

Top U.S. and Mexican diplomats and other officials met in Washington for security talks that focused on drugs, crime and irregular migration. Called the "U.S.-Mexico High-Level Security Dialogue," the talks are taking place for a second time under a framework that was adopted a year ago.

A major focus was the production and distribution of fentanyl. Earlier this year, the Biden administration released its national drug strategy, which focuses on addiction and drug trafficking. In June, Congress passed gun safety legislation which made firearms trafficking a federal offense for the first time.

During the press conference, Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard held up two maps, one showing the localities in Mexico where firearms manufactured mainly in the U.S. have been found, with the other map showing the U.S. localities where the firearms that ended up in Mexico were sold.