Deputy Attorney General (Deputy AG) Lisa O. Monaco traveled to Tokyo July 6-8 to highlight the importance of international partnerships and support for the rule of law at a Group of Seven (G7) Justice Ministers’ Meeting and a G7 Interface Meeting with Justice Ministers and Attorneys General from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

In remarks at the ASEAN Interface on July 7, the Deputy AG emphasized the critical importance of strong international partnerships to combating intensifying global threats from cybercrime and transnational organized crime, particularly narcotics trafficking. She noted how the Justice Department’s prosecutors and investigators are working with global partners to disrupt the criminal ecosystem that allows increasingly brazen cyber criminals and malicious nation-state actors to flourish. She also encouraged her counterparts to join the Justice Department’s campaign against drug cartels that fuel violence around the world, warning that the United States is facing a deadly threat from fentanyl and other illicit synthetic drugs. She said:

“To my colleagues — I urge you to recognize that while you may not see this deadly killer now — you will. Fentanyl trafficking is a serious threat to all of us and is an area ripe for future cooperation.”

In the meeting of G7 Justice Ministers, the Deputy AG reiterated her warning about fentanyl and acknowledged the steadfast commitment of G7 nations to support Ukraine and resolve to hold Russia...

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