The U.S.Federal Bureau of Investigation and other federal law enforcement agencies are providing assistance to Mexican authorities in this investigation, but they have declined to comment on the developments in Mexico.
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On March 17, the Bureauof Ocean Energy Management and Enforcement at the Department of the Interior granted Petrobras a license to drill for oil and gas in their Cascade and Chinook wells.
Thomas Schweich, the acting U.S. assistant secretary for the Bureauof International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, says that under a recently revised strategy against opium, the United States plans to bolster local Afghan officials like Abdul Majid with millions of dollars.