U.S.–Mexico Security and Cartels

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Mexico’s cartel and migration crackdown — highlighted by joint U.S.–Mexico operations that seized more than 1,500 pounds of meth from clandestine labs and accompanied by a steep drop in homicides, reduced migration and lower fentanyl seizures at the U.S. border — shows “very compelling results” and makes U.S. strikes on Mexican soil unnecessary to protect Mexico’s sovereignty. After a call with U.S. leaders, U.S. and Mexican officials issued a joint statement saying more must be done to confront shared threats, and Sheinbaum urged Washington to curb southbound arms trafficking and treat drug consumption as a public‑health problem.