The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) last week celebrated the 75th anniversary of its legal attaché program in Mexico City. According to an FBI press release, the FBI and Mexican authorities have been working together to investigate crimes since the late 1910s, with the legal attaché office formally opening in 1940. Since its opening, the FBI office in Mexico City has grown to become the agency’s largest overseas post.
The bulletin notes that 18 FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives have been captured in Mexico—more than anywhere else in the world.
For more information about the legal attaché program in Mexico City, visit fbi.gov/contact-us/legat. To learn more about the history of the FBI’s legal attaché program go to fbi.gov/about-us/international_operations/history.