Mexico Increases Seizures of Drugs and Money
The government’s second report lists 70,500 arrests, 569 tons of drugs seized and higher customs revenue, countering Washington’s claim that Mexico must do more.
The government’s second report lists 70,500 arrests, 569 tons of drugs seized and higher customs revenue, countering Washington’s claim that Mexico must do more.
President Claudia Sheinbaum accused Felipe Calderón’s government of colluding with the Sinaloa cartel, pointing to the García Luna corruption cases as evidence.
It will be necessary to build upon the popular, Mexican accumulated experience to develop a national strategy that offers an alternative to the US military approach, which promises only more drugs, war, and intervention.
Since World War II, the main institutional protection structures for drug trafficking in Mexico have been linked to the CIA and the DEA.
US drug policy in Latin America is just a means to an end: dominance and control, an extension of their imperialist foreign policy, writes José Luis Granados Ceja.
The manner, content, and timing of the charges brought by the US against the Sinaloa governor and eight other officials cannot be considered mere judicial measures; they are acts of political interference, compounded by an implicit threat.
It is difficult to believe that European intelligence services, which rigorously monitor arms trafficking, would ignore the flow of weapons & drones into the Americas.
Combating transnational organized crime and criminal corporations would mean combating an essential part of the capitalist system, since organized crime is a fundamental mechanism for obtaining profits & accumulating power.
Sunday’s criminal actions were not only intended to hinder the movement of law enforcement, but also to generate panic and anxiety among the civilian population and affect the beneficiaries of government social programs.
President Sheinbaum’s daily press conference, with comments on the operation against El Mencho and El Tuli, US intelligence sharing, and more than 80% of 23,000 weapons seized originate in US.