EU must do its share against drugs in its territory: Sheinbaum

Emir Olivares and Néstor Jiménez

La Jornada newspaper
Tuesday, February 11, 2025, p. 6

The United States government must do its part to reduce the demand and distribution of drugs in its territory, said President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo, while making it clear that in her administration We are always going to defend the President (Andrés Manuel) López Obrador, that nobody was doubted.

In yesterday’s morning, a question about the situation of violence in the country and drug transfer, he said: Drug trafficking has to do with demand; That is, there is a demand for a drug use and there are those who contribute that drug.

Although he stressed that his administration works to reduce its production and distribution, as well as the violence that is generated by that illicit business and the struggle between cartels, he demanded his US counterpart, Donald Trump, to assume the responsibility that corresponds to him.

The United States has to do its part to address the issue of public health, drug use and also on the distribution of drugs in its territory, and the coordination we should have.

He argued that safety results will be had and advanced – this Tuesday there will be more details in the security cabinet report – than last month It is the lowest January for eight years in malicious homicides.

When asked if there were differences between López Obrador’s security strategy and that of his administration, he stressed that even when the opposition wants to distance the Tabasco, he will not.

We are always going to defend President López Obrador, who has no doubt. Because? Because it was, but it was as president a great president. We will always defend it; There anyone is wrong: we are part of the same movement. Because there is the opposition, right?, Wanting us to distance us. We are not going to distance ourselves.

He insisted that his government’s security strategy is based on four axes: attention to the causes, strengthening of the National Guard, Intelligence and Research, and Coordination. Stressed that the policy of Non -bullets of his predecessor It does not mean that we are crossed with armsas stated by the then head of Public Security and today Secretary of the Interior, Rosa Icela Rodríguez.

– And the strategy is different from the previous one?

–You want to get a statement that I am not going to give you.

And he added: We have different moments, he had to rule from 2018 to 2024; It touches me, if so decided by the people of Mexico, from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2030. Then, it is attention to the causes and zero impunity in a four -axis strategy.