Canada, US to Share More Data in Fight Against Cross-Border Gun Smuggling, Opioids

Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino and U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas shake hands after signing an agreement following the conclusion of the 2023 Canada-United States Cross-Border Crime Forum in Ottawa on April 28, 2023. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld

Canada and the United States have agreed to share more information about the smuggling of guns and drugs across their shared border.

Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino said Ottawa has signed four new or updated agreements with Washington that allow the RCMP and Canada Border Services Agency to exchange more data with partners south of the border.