President Claudia Sheinbaum recognized the work of the United States on Wednesday to combat drug trafficking to that country, after the arrest on Tuesday of 16 members of the Sinaloa cartel and the “historical” confiscation of about 3 million fentanyl pills by US authorities.
“This is also very important what the United States is doing,” said the president during her morning press conference.
Sheinbaum stressed that what the United States did was a “very important detention and confiscation” of fentanyl pills.
“They link it with a criminal group in Mexico, but it has to do, essentially, with operations also from American nationals on the other side of the border,” he explained.
Sheinbaum also recalled that he has raised to the United States the decrease in arms trafficking to Mexico and highlighted the “good coordination” and “good communication” that exists between both nations.
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Sheinbaum applauds the historical fentanyl confiscation in the US
“The important thing is that there is a lot of communication, as we have always said, operation, coordination without subordination. And so far in security, migration and commerce issues there has been much coordination and everyone we do our part in our territory for the benefit of both nations,” he said.
On Tuesday, during an operation led by the United States anti -drug agency (DEA), the authorities seized 11.5 additional kilograms of fentanyl, 35 kilograms of methamphetamines, 35 kilos of glass, 7.5 kilos of cocaine, 4.5 kilos of heroin, 49 weapons and 5 million dollars in cash.
In addition, Heriberto Salazar Amaya arrested, one of the leaders of the Sinaloa cartel, who had already been deported twice to Mexico.
Drug trafficking has been a critical issue between Mexico and the United States since Trump’s arrival to his second term, since the US ruler has increased pressure on Mexico, ensuring that it does not do enough to combat drug trafficking, especially fentanil.
Likewise, Washington included in the official terrorism list six drug groups in Mexico: the Jalisco Nueva Generación poster (CJNG), that of Sinaloa, of the Gulf, from the Northwest, the Michoacan family and the United posters.
With EFE information.
