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Mexico and the United States plan to spend $8.4 billion on a three-year assault against Mexico's drug gangs but experts warn it could fail without a crackdown on cartel finances and better police intelligence. President Bush asked Congress on Monday to approve $500 million to help Mexico fight drug trafficking, the first installment of a $1.4 billion aid package for the United States' southern neighbor. A ban on private investment to develop the oil industry is hurting the peso, slowing economic growth, and depriving Mexico of money for infrastructure and development. The White House pledged $1.4 billion Monday to aid Mexico's crackdown on drug-related crime that has spread across the border into the USA. President George W. Bush asked Congress on Monday for $500 million to help Mexico fight powerful drug gangs as part of larger program to curb violence and the flow of narcotics into the United States.
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