“I’d Like a Report on What the U.S. Does Against Drugs,” Sheinbaum Says
The president turned the tables on Washington’s drug scorecard, pointing to U.S. consumption, the opioid crisis, money laundering, and the guns flowing south into Mexico.
The president turned the tables on Washington’s drug scorecard, pointing to U.S. consumption, the opioid crisis, money laundering, and the guns flowing south into Mexico.
“Washington isn’t interested in fighting organized crime within its borders… but in using drug trafficking as a pretext to interfere in other countries,” La Jornada argues.
The talks come as Washington presses Mexico to hand over 10 officials, and as Ebrard negotiates to head off new US tariffs.
DEA chief Terry Cole made the claim without evidence at the first Fentanyl-Free U.S. Summit, vowing to make the cartels the agency’s “number one priority.”
China has announced plans to take increased action on precursor chemicals used to synthesize fentanyl, marking an important step in attacking the flow of these substances into Mexico.