Washington Presses Latin America to Crack Down on Cartels

Washington presses Latin America to crack down on cartels

The US intensified pressure on Latin America to crack down on cartels, pledging to help some countries and threatening military force against others. Mexico agreed to expand cooperation with Washington, and Ecuador hopes to finalize new security accords during US Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s tour of the region. But Mexico — which has been threatened with steep US tariffs and even unilateral military intervention — has kept details of its dea…

US, Mexico Pledge to Fight Cartels, Respect Borders

The State Department announced Wednesday that the United States and Mexico will continue security cooperation to fight "transnational organized crime." Speaking with Mexican Foreign Secretary Juan Ramon de la Fuente in Mexico City, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the two countries face "common issues, threats, danger, and problems that we must confront." The two nations pledged to target organized crime groups — particularly drug cartels — w…

US and Mexico announce security cooperation to counter cartels

The United States and Mexico announced a continued security cooperation to combat “transnational organized crime,” the State Department announced Wednesday. The two countries have worked together to combat cartels for years, but President Donald Trump‘s administration has gone further at times, even deploying military assets to combat them. The two countries said they aim to enhance their cooperation to “dismantle” the cartels and their associat…

Statement on United States-Mexico Security Cooperation