"Normally they ask Mexico to conduct operations to stop drugs from entering the United States. For the first time, the United States recognizes that it must carry out operations to control the illegal flow of weapons into Mexico," Sheinbaum said. The group's goal is to "coordinate bilateral actions against narco-terrorism, fentanyl trafficking, firearms and illicit fuel, in addition to strengthening border security." In addition to targeting arms trafficking, both countries agreed to expand cooperation into other security areas, including cross-border illicit finance. Since then, the United States has expanded joint investigations, prosecutions and tracing.