Mexican marines in an operation against Los Zetas. Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons. President Trump has imposed 25% tariffs on Mexican imports, citing Mexico’s “intolerable alliance” with drug cartels and failure to curb fentanyl trafficking. The White House issued an unprecedented formal accusation, stating that “the government of Mexico has afforded safe havens for the cartels to engage in the manufacturing and transportation of dangerous narcotics.” Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum rejected the accusations as “slander,” denying any government ties to criminal groups. However, a major corruption scandal has surfaced involving two former Tabasco State officials, appointed by Senator Adán Augusto López Hernández, a close Sheinbaum ally and confidant of former President López Obrador, who are now fugitives accused of leading a cartel-linked criminal network. Leaked 2019 military…
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