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Mexico, Cartels ‘Work Hand in Hand,’ DEA Nominee Says
- On May 11, the leader of Baja California, Marina del Pilar Avila, revealed on her social media that both she and her spouse had their tourist visas to the U.S. revoked.
- This visa cancellation comes amid sustained U.S. efforts, led by Secretary Marco Rubio, to compel Mexico’s government to take legal action against elected officials suspected of having cartel affiliations, including those associated with President Sheinbaum’s Morena party.
- During a February 27 meeting in Washington involving U.S. officials and Mexico’s top diplomat Juan Ramon de la Fuente, the U.S. made these requests shortly before Mexico extradited 29 cartel members amid President Trump’s tariff warnings.
- The extradition involved several individuals linked to Morena, including five sitting officials and a former senator, with Governor Marina del Pilar Avila also referenced; the Trump administration defended its tariff threats by citing cartel control over the Mexican government.
- The pressure and potential crackdown mark a political escalation in Mexico's drug corruption efforts but carry risks for Sheinbaum's government amid a diplomatic history that includes the 2020 arrest and release of ex-Defense Secretary Cienfuegos.
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The U.S. Attorney General’s Office will give priority to investigating the payment of bribes made by drug cartels to public officials abroad and to networks of companies that use them for money laundering. According to a memorandum that REFORMA had access to, issued by Assistant Attorney General Todd Blanche, at the time of applying the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), prosecutors will have to assess whether organized crime groups are invol…
U.S. Pushes Mexico to Crack Down on Drug-linked Politicians
U.S. Pushes Mexico to Crack Down on Drug-linked Politicians The Trump administration is exerting pressure on Mexico to probe and extradite politicians suspected of organized crime connections, with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio emphasizing the need for action. Sources indicate such requests have been made during bilateral meetings, pressing President Claudia Sheinbaum's government into an unprecedented anti-corruption initiative.Conversati…
Donald Trump would be pressuring President Claudia Sheinbaum to investigate and prosecute Mexican politicians linked to organized crime, and even proposes that they be extradited to the United States if there are criminal charges for which they should be held accountable in that country.The U.S. Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, would be behind the requests made to the Government of Mexico, presented on at least three occasions by the official's …
By Michael Rios, CNN The Mexican Foreign Ministry on Wednesday rejected a Reuters report that the United States is pressuring Mexico to investigate and prosecute politicians with alleged ties to organized crime, and extradite them to the US if they face criminal charges there. Reuters, citing sources familiar with the matter, reported that US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and his team raised these requests at least three times during meetings a…
The United States has asked Mexico, on at least three occasions, to prosecute and even extradite politicians linked to organized crime
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