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Gary Martin

New Obama border anti-drug strategy promises more cooperation with states, local cops


President Barack Obama and Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano greet well wishers after they stepped off Air Force One at Biggs Army Airfield in El Paso. (AP photo)

Obama administration officials unveiled an updated Southwest border counternarcotics strategy Thursday that calls for increased coordination between federal, state and local law enforcement agencies to combat smuggling.

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano led a delegation of administration officials to the U.S.-Mexico border in Arizona where the update on the strategy, sought by Congress, was released.

“Disrupting the flow of illegal drugs across our borders is critical to our nation’s safety and security,â€