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Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum should accept U.S. assistance to combat cartels

  • On May 15, 2025, Senators Dave McCormick and Mark Kelly jointly introduced legislation aimed at enhancing U.S. Efforts to combat Mexican drug cartels by holding the government accountable for security assistance to Mexico.
  • The bill addresses concerns over the lack of clear objectives and accountability in U.S. Support for Mexico's security, despite investing $3 billion in aid over the past decade.
  • It requires a comprehensive plan outlining key objectives, benchmarks, and metrics for assessing progress to enhance Mexico’s law enforcement capabilities and focus efforts on dismantling cartels such as the Sinaloa group led by Ovidio Guzman.
  • McCormick emphasized the importance of establishing a well-defined plan with measurable goals and accountability to effectively disrupt cartel operations, highlighting that fentanyl claims over 4,000 lives annually in Pennsylvania.
  • The act aims to strengthen U.S.-Mexico cooperation and ensure aid effectiveness amid the fentanyl crisis, supported by recent CDC data showing a decline in overdose deaths from 76,000 in 2023 to 48,000 in 2024.
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El Paso Times broke the news in El Paso, United States on Wednesday, May 14, 2025.
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