Mexico's February drug busts not enough to prevent Trump's tariff hammer

Mexico's February drug busts not enough to prevent Trump's tariff hammer

Mexican authorities confiscated 18,690 kilograms (18.7 tonnes) of illegal drugs — including nearly 56 kg of fentanyl — and arrested more than 1,000 suspected drug traffickers at its shared border with the United States since launching Operación Frontera Norte (Operation Northern Border) on Feb. 5. Still, this was not enough to prevent U.S. President Donald Trump from enacting 25% tariffs on Mexican goods due to insufficient actions by the Mexica…

By CNN en Español The Donald Trump administration has kept its promise on tariffs in North America. At 11 p.m. (Mexico City time) on Monday, March 3, the general tariffs of 25% on US imports from Mexico and Canada went into effect. The tariffs were announced by the US government at the beginning of February, but a one-month extension was given to address the situation related to drug trafficking into the United States. However, for the Trump adm…

Mexico’s attempts to prevent the imposition of tariffs proved useless

Despite Mexico’s concerted efforts to prevent the imposition of tariffs by the Trump administration, their attempts ultimately proved futile. In February, Mexico deployed 10,000 National Guard troops to the U.S. border to combat drug trafficking and illegal immigration, hoping to appease the U.S. government. Additionally, Mexico dismantled over 100 synthetic drug labs and extradited 29 cartel figures to the United States. Despite these significa…

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Alejandro Alegría The Mexican Chamber of Construction Industry (CMIC) considered that, in view of the imposition of tariffs by the United States, it is essential to maintain dialogue, cooperation and respect for international agreements. Luis Méndez Jaled's organization indicated that this measure generates uncertainty and could negatively impact various economic sectors in Mexico. “We express our concern at the recent decision of the United Sta…