MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Mexico and the United States have agreed on a protocol for sharing information in arms trafficking cases.
Top officials of both countries say the guidelines are aimed at helping them bring more cases against weapons traffickers.
Mexican Attorney General Eduardo Medina-Mora made the announcement Monday at a joint news conference with John T. Morton, the assistant secretary of homeland security for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Mexican authorities say much of the country's drug cartel violence is fueled by weapons smuggled in from the United States.
Last year, about 90 percent of the weapons Mexican authorities submitted to U.S. authorities for investigation could be traced back to the United States.
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