“Sheinbaum on Tuesday took issue with the idea that Mexico can simply stop drug traffic, while pointing out America’s role in it. “Seventy percent of the illegal weapons seized from criminals in Mexico come from your country. We do not produce these weapons, nor do we consume synthetic drugs. Tragically, it is in our country that lives are lost to the violence resulting from meeting the drug demand in yours,” she said, claiming that Mexico has “seized tons of various types of drugs, 10,340 firearms, and have detained 15,640 individuals for violence related to drug trafficking.”
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Nikky McCann Ramírez, “Mexican President Claps Back at Trump Over Tariffs,” Rolling Stone, 20/12/2024. [Link]
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Carmen Moran Breña, “Claudia Sheinbaum se revuelve contra las amenazas de Trump y amaga con imponer también aranceles,” El Pais, 26/11/2024. [Link]
“President Trump: You cannot attend the migratory fenomena and the drug usage in the USA with threads and tariffs”
“Presidente Trump, no es con amenazas ni con aranceles como se va a atender el fenómeno migratorio ni el consumo de drogas en Estados Unidos. Se requiere de cooperación y entendimiento recíproco”.”
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Simon Romero, “Mexico’s President Raises Prospect of Retaliatory Tariffs on U.S. Good,” New York Times, 26/11/2024. [Link]
“…she argued that the core problem was demand for fentanyl within the United States, calling the crisis “fundamentally a public health and consumption issue within your society.” -
Natalie Kitroeff and Paulina Villegas, “Recruiters on Mexican College Campuses: The Cartels,” The New York Times front page, 01/12/2024. [Link]
“Criminals turn college campuses into recruitment hubs, recruiting chemistry students in Mexico with big paydays.”
