Sheinbaum rejects US claim that Mexico’s government is linked to cartels
- Sheinbaum has denounced remarks from DEA head Terry Cole as a baseless ‘political statement’ about Mexico.
- Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has rejected a claim from the head of the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) that there is a deadly connection between her government and the country’s influential criminal cartels.
- During her daily news conference on Wednesday, Sheinbaum pushed back, saying the DEA’s remarks seemed “more like a political statement than one backed by evidence”.
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- Sheinbaum has denounced remarks from DEA head Terry Cole as a baseless ‘political statement’ about Mexico.
- Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has rejected a claim from the head of the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) that there is a deadly connection between her government and the country’s influential criminal cartels.
- During her daily news conference on Wednesday, Sheinbaum pushed back, saying the DEA’s remarks seemed “more like a political statement than one backed by evidence”.
Sources: Al Jazeera