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To combat this ongoing issue, U.S. law enforcement agencies have adopted a whole-of-government approach. This includes cooperation between various agencies such as the DEA, Homeland Security Investigations, and postal inspectors.
Special operations teams have worked to gather intelligence by intercepting phone communications, tracking suspicious financial activity, and analyzing transportation routes. Their goal is to identify and dismantle the straw purchasing and trafficking networks before the firearms reach the hands of the cartels.