ional cooperation to crack down on the highly addictive stimulant methamphetamine and the chemicals used to make it in illicit labs. "The successes we've had in the fight against methamphetamine are due to our combined efforts -- here and abroad -- to target meth at every level of production and distribution," Mukasey told a press conference.
"But we cannot allow our successes to diminish our efforts. The threat posed by methamphetamine is still too great, and calls for continued vigilance and cooperation."
Mukasey, Mexican Attorney General Eduardo Medina Mora and Chinese Deputy General Liu Yuejin signed a joint statement vowing to increase efforts to halt meth trafficking.
"Drug trafficking is a transitional business in nature," Mora said. "To face the problem, we have no way but (to work) with the international community."
Senior officials from Canada, Germany and India also attended the conference in St. Louis to address the methamphetamine problem.
The statement calls for a commitment to continued information exchange between the United States, China and Mexico; increased efforts against the diversion of meth precursors; and a pledge to strengthen control mechanisms and to work together to prevent the diversion of controlled pharmaceuticals.
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