Overview
- Mexico’s Navy chief Raymundo Pedro Morales Ángeles and French minister Jean Noël Barrot signed a letter of intent during President Emmanuel Macron’s visit to Mexico.
- The framework prioritizes action against illegal narcotics, tighter oversight of chemical precursors for synthetic drugs, and cooperation on contraband.
- Planned exchanges of information will run through naval‑coordinated maritime customs to detect methods used to move illicit containerized cargo, with safeguards under national laws and data‑protection treaties.
- The pact promotes joint training through seminars, workshops, conferences, and expert exchanges to strengthen institutional capacity on both sides.
- Barrot said France will bolster Latin American embassies with specialized staff and resources against narcotrafficking, and he outlined a 2026 plan for a regional anti‑organized‑crime academy in the Dominican Republic.