Economic and Social Impact of Drug Policies · 8.1 Public Costs Associated with Drug Policies

The criterion is not established by the available evidence.

Mexico allocates public resources to federal institutions involved in security, defense, customs control, criminal investigation, interdiction, and the management of seized substances. The federal budget, analytical budget files, institutional branch documents, and Public Account provide information on general allocations and budget execution.

However, no consolidated and reproducible public account was identified that determines how much was spent specifically on drug-supply reduction and interdiction. The sources do not validly separate counternarcotics functions from other security activities, resolve shared institutional costs, or prevent double counting of resources.

The procurement notice related to narcotics and precursors establishes only a projected contracting process. It does not demonstrate an award, contracted amount, service delivery, or payment. No verifiable link was identified between approved or executed resources and concrete interdiction outputs or outcomes.

The evidence therefore does not confirm specific, traceable, and executed national spending for the indicator. This conclusion reflects evidentiary insufficiency and does not establish that such expenditure is absolutely nonexistent.