Presentation by Genaro García Luna, Secretary of Public Security of Mexico

Since taking office on December 1, 2007, President Felipe Calderón has initiated a frontal campaign against organized crime, including drug cartels, human trafficking networks and money laundering rings. The heavily-armed drug cartels have in turn unleashed a wave of violence against Mexican law enforcement.  To boost the Mexican Government’s security capability, President Calderón introduced legislation proposing to reorganize the country’s law enforcement agencies, merging them under the Secretariat of Public Security, directed by Secretary García Luna.  The Secretariat is also slated to benefit from U.S. technical assistance through the Plan Mérida initiative. 

Secretary García Luna answered questions from the audience following his presentation.