WASHINGTON -- Mexico's ambassador to the United States says shutting down the flow of money and weapons from the U.S. into Mexico is key to dealing with the violent drug cartels in his country.
Ambassador Arturo Sarukhan says money and guns provide the drug cartels with the means to corrupt, to bribe and to kill.
Mexican authorities maintain that 90 percent of the weapons used by the drug cartels come from the U.S.
President Barack Obama is scheduled to visit Mexico this week before attending the Summit of the Americas in Trinidad.
The Obama administration is taking several steps to provide more assistance to Mexico in its fight against drug violence.
Sarukhan appeared Sunday on CBS's "Face the Nation."
© 2009 Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
|
