MONTREAL, April 16 (UPI) -- New York state and the Canadian province of Quebec have struck a deal to better share data on people crossing the international border, officials said.

Officials from both sides told reporters Tuesday each has had its own problems with information-sharing, and some different concerns apart from terror threats, The Gazette newspaper in Montreal reported Wednesday.

Michael Balboni, New York's deputy secretary for public safety, gave the example of how in the past, U.S. border authorities didn't share data with police forces. He said after terror concerns, the importation of marijuana and other drugs from Canada was an issue the new arrangement would help alleviate.

For his part, Jacques Dupuis, Quebec's public security minister, said Canada's concerns were with the transit of guns and contraband tobacco from the United States.

"This agreement we are signing today will allow Quebec analysts who analyze the situation of terrorism and criminal matters to have contacts with people in New York State, and vice versa," Dupuis said.