US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has pledged $80 million (£55m) to Mexico to acquire Blackhawk helicopters to fight drug gangs threatening the country's stability.

The Daily Telegraph
March 12, 2010

“I’m pleased to announce that the Obama administration working closely with Congress intends to provide more than 80 million dollars in urgently needed funding for Mexican law enforcement,” she said.

“These aircraft will help Mexican police respond aggressively and successfully to the threats coming from the cartels,” Mrs Clinton said.

The announcement came as she admitted that America’s “insatiable demand” for illegal drugs is to blame for much of the violence engulfing Mexico.

The US secretary of state also acknowledged America’s “inability” to stop weapons being smuggled across the border from the US and being used by the drug cartels in a bloody turf war.

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