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03/03/11— During Mexican President Felipe Calderon’s visit to the Unites States, numerous issues between the two countries were discussed including weaknesses and strengths of the bi-lateral relationship, the issue of trucking in the U.S., as well as the protection of U.S. agents serving in Mexico, sparked by the death of Immigrations and Customs Agent (ICE),*… Read*more

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Has anybody seen a story anywhere explaining the reason for the officer´s presence in Mexico in the first place???

For what it's worth, this is a quote that was contained in an Associated Press story about the incident.

"Former director Julie Myers said ICE agents in Mexico investigate drugs, money laundering, and smuggling of weapons and other contraband. As of January last year, 26 ICE special agents also had trained over 4,000 new Mexican police recruits, according to the embassy."