WASHINGTON, Dec. 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Retired Four-Star General Barry McCaffrey, the former U.S. Drug Czar and a former commander in the Gulf War, now Adjunct Professor at West Point, visited Mexico 5-7 December 2008 as part of an International Forum of Intelligence and Security Specialists.

In his report, General McCaffrey notes that drug-related violence in Mexico is as severe as terror-related violence in Afghanistan and calls on the new Administration to urgently focus on the growing security threat to the U.S. southern border.

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