The president of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum, criticized the lack of actions against criminal groups in the United States, questioning why there are no arrests of these groups and why there is no investigation into the money laundering they conduct. Following the designation of drug cartels as terrorists by the United States, Foreign Affairs Secretary Marcelo Ebrard offered President Donald Trump advice on how to address the crisis of insecurity and drug trafficking in his country.
Ebrard proposed through his social media a "simple" solution for the United States to help combat the cartels: stop arming them. This comment aligns with Sheinbaum's stance, who asked why the United States does not carry out operations against drug sales in its territory, where around 100,000 deaths are reported annually due to fentanyl consumption.
The former chancellor referred to a study mentioning that there are at least 9,000 gun sellers in the U.S. border states, which has contributed to violence in Mexico. On the other hand, Donald Trump recently accused Mexican authorities of being linked to drug trafficking, even stating that Mexico, China, and Canada bear responsibility for the influx of fentanyl into the United States.
In response to these accusations, Sheinbaum emphasized that the United States should focus mainly on its own country, as there is evidence that high-impact weapons have been sold to Mexican cartels from U.S. territory. Trump has designated the cartels as terrorists since January and has pointed out that they pose a threat to national security and public health in his country.
In light of Trump's accusations, Sheinbaum underlined the need for the United States to address the serious problem of fentanyl consumption in its territory, questioning why they do not start by combating the sale of narcotics in their own cities.
