Mexico presented new results this week in its operation to curb the country’s drug smuggling operations.
The country’s military says it has confiscated thousands of fentanyl pills and arrested more than two thousand people this year, in an effort to crack down on cartels near the U.S.-Mexico border.
The arrests and confiscations are part of Mexico’s “Operation Northern Border,” an undertaking focused largely on illegal activity in the country’s north.
The operation started in early February, shortly after President Donald Trump took office in the U.S. and threatened Mexico with a 25% tariff on all goods.
Since then, Mexico has sought to show results in its fight against cartels. In Sonora, south of Arizona, the military most recently touted the April 9 arrest of six people suspected of organized crime.
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Hundreds of firearms and thousands of ammunition were destroyed on International Firearms Destruction Day at a military base in the Mexican state of Sonora. -
The New World screwworm parasite has been in Mexico for more than a year and a half. Now that it’s crossed the border, the United States could turn south for direction. -
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum says her government will “go further” than prior diplomatic notes and calls for investigations as the number of Mexican nationals killed by U.S. immigration officers or dying in custody increases. -
The United States and Mexico will meet for trade treaty negotiations later this month. -
The new U.S. Treasury Department sanctions are against individuals and businesses who allegedly smuggle crude oil across the U.S.-Mexico border for the Jalisco New Generation Cartel.
